गोसावी
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘲 (gosāvī), 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘽𑘪𑘲 (gosāṃvī) (compare Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀆 f (gosāviā, “courtesan”)), from Sanskrit गोस्वामी (gosvāmī). Doublet of गोस्वामी (gosvāmī).
Pronunciation
Noun
गोसावी • (gosāvī) m (feminine गोसावीण)
Derived terms
- गोसावडा (gosāvḍā) (derogatory)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गोसावी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 39.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गोसावी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 249
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “गोसावी-मी-ई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1035.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōsvāmin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 233
Old Marathi
Noun
गोसावी (gosāvī) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘲