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Ahirani
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गोस्वामी (gosvāmī) (compare Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀆 f (gosāviā, “courtesan”)).
Noun
गोसाई (gosāī) m
- gosain, holy man, ascetic
Further reading
- डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी (1997) “गोसाई”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)] (in Marathi), पुणे : अक्षय प्रकाशन , →ISBN, page 132, column 1; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा : अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन , 2013.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōsvāmin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin). Doublet of गोस्वामी (gosvāmī).
Pronunciation
Noun
गोसाई • (gosāī) m
- a title of the supreme being
- ascetic
- honorary title prefixed to personal names
- title given to leaders of the Vallabhan community
Declension
Declension of गोसाई (masc ind ī-stem)
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plural
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गोसाई
gosāī
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गोसाई
gosāī
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गोसाई
gosāī
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गोसाइयों
gosāiyõ
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गोसाई
gosāī
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गोसाइयो
gosāiyo
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References
- Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “गोसाई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
Varhadi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘲 (gosāvī), 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘽𑘪𑘲 (gosāṃvī) (compare Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀆 f (gosāviā, “courtesan”)), from Sanskrit गोस्वामी (gosvāmī).
Noun
गोसाई (gosāī) m
- gosain, holy man, ascetic
लेकरं बाकरं टाकले, गोसाई होऊन हिंडते गावोगाव.- lekra bākra ṭākle, gosāī hoūn hiṇḍte gāvogāv.
- He left everything and became a gosain wandering from village to village.
Further reading
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे (2021) “गोसाई”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ : राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था , →ISBN, page 167, column 2.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōsvāmin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233