# bardo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɑːdəʊ/ · frequency rank #64,907

## Definitions
1. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bardo