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From Sanskrit बोधि (bodhi).
போதி • (pōti)
- wisdom, knowledge
- Synonym: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)
- pipal, as the tree of wisdom
- Synonym: அரசு (aracu)
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “போதி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press