‘‘You buddhu! How can you take so long to add two and two!’’
Origin: India (Hindi/Bengali)
At some point in Ancient Indian history the word “Buddhu”(बुद्धू ), which was corruption of word “Baudh”(बौद्ध, meaning Buddhist), was started to be used by Non-Buddhist to refer to Buddhists pejoratively. And this word was used, condescendingly, by Non-Buddhists to refer to Buddhists as stupid/idiot. The word must have, at some point, entered the general lexicon to refer to any person, in general, with limited mental cognition of temporary nature or otherwise.
Origin: India (Hindi/Bengali)
At some point in Ancient Indian history the word “Buddhu”(बुद्धू ), which was corruption of word “Baudh”(बौद्ध, meaning Buddhist), was started to be used by Non-Buddhist to refer to Buddhists pejoratively. And this word was used, condescendingly, by Non-Buddhists to refer to Buddhists as stupid/idiot. The word must have, at some point, entered the general lexicon to refer to any person, in general, with limited mental cognition of temporary nature or otherwise.
by Chhere August 29, 2018