गोस्वामिन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

গোস্বামিন্ (Assamese script)
ᬕᭀᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬫᬶᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
গোস্বামিন্ (Bengali script)
𑰐𑰺𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰦𑰰𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀕𑁄𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
ဂေါသွာမိန် (Burmese script)
ગોસ્વામિન્ (Gujarati script)
ਗੋਸ੍ਵਾਮਿਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌗𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
ꦒꦺꦴꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦩꦶꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
𑂏𑂷𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂱𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
ಗೋಸ್ವಾಮಿೝ (Kannada script)
គោស្វាមិន៑ (Khmer script)
ໂຄສ຺ວາມິນ຺ (Lao script)
ഗോസ്വാമിന് (Malayalam script)
ᡤᠣᠰ᠌ᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᡳᠨ (Manchu script)
𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘦𑘱𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
ᠺᠣᠸᠠᠰᢦ᠎ᠠᠮᠢᠨ (Mongolian script)
𑦰𑧜𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧆𑧒𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
𑐐𑑀𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐩𑐶𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
ଗୋସ୍ଵାମିନ୍ (Odia script)
ꢔꣂꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢪꢶꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
𑆓𑆾𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆩𑆴𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
𑖐𑖺𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖦𑖰𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
ගොස‍්වාමින් (Sinhalese script)
𑩞𑩕𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩴𑩑𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
𑚌𑚴𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚢𑚮𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
கே³ாஸ்வாமிந் (Tamil script)
గోస్వామిౝ (Telugu script)
โคสฺวามินฺ (Thai script)
གོ་སྭཱ་མི་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
𑒑𑒼𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒧𑒱𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
𑨍𑨆𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨢𑨁𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From गो (gó) +‎ स्वामिन् (svāmín).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐws.ʋɑː.min/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡoːs̪.ʋɑː.min̪/

Noun

गोस्वामिन् • (gosvāmin) stem, m (feminine गोस्वामिनी)

the master or owner of a cow or of kine
a religious mendicant

Descendants

Khasa Prakrit:
- Kumaoni:
- Nepali: गोसाइँ (gosāĩ)
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: গোসাঞি (güxaĩ), গোহাঞি (gühaĩ)
- Bhojpuri:
- Maithili:
- Middle Bengali: গোসাঞি (gōsãi), গোসাঞিঁ (gōsãĩ)
  - Bengali: গোসাঁই (gōśãi), গোঁসাই (gō̃śai), গোসাইঁ (gōśaĩ), গোসাঞি (gōśãi) — dated
    - → Santali: ᱜᱚᱥᱟᱸᱭ (gôsãy)
- Odia: ଗୋସାଇଁ (gosaĩ)
Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: गोसावी (gosāvī)
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਗੁਸਾਈਂ (gusāī̃)
Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: ગુંસાઈ (gũsāī)
- Hindustani:
  Hindi: गोसाई (gosāī), गुसाई (gusāī), गुसाईँ (gusāī̃)
  
  Urdu: گسائی (gusāī), گسائیں (gusāī̃)
→ Assamese: গোস্বামী (güssami) (learned)
→ Bengali: গোস্বামী (gōśśami) (learned)
→ Gujarati: ગોસ્વામી (gosvāmī) (learned)
→ Hindi: गोस्वामी (gosvāmī) (learned)
→ Marathi: गोस्वामी (gosvāmī) (learned)