Word: Buddhism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: Bud
dhism
Definition: The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.
Morphemes:
Affix: Buddha
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Buddha Shakyamuni, Indian spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism; Siddhartha Gautama.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.