गौतम
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গৌতম (Assamese script)
- ᬕᭁᬢᬫ (Balinese script)
- গৌতম (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰻𑰝𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑁅𑀢𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- ဂေါ်တမ (Burmese script)
- ગૌતમ (Gujarati script)
- ਗੌਤਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍌𑌤𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦻꦴꦠꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂸𑂞𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ಗೌತಮ (Kannada script)
- គៅតម (Khmer script)
- ເຄົາຕມ (Lao script)
- ഗൗതമ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠣᠣᢠᠠᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘼𑘝𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠣᠧᠸᠠᢐᠠᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧝𑦽𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑑁𑐟𑐩 (Newa script)
- ଗୌତମ (Odia script)
- ꢔꣃꢡꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆿𑆠𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖻𑖝𑖦 (Siddham script)
- ගෞතම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩘𑩫𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚵𑚙𑚢 (Takri script)
- கெ³ௗதம (Tamil script)
- గౌతమ (Telugu script)
- เคาตม (Thai script)
- གཽ་ཏ་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒾𑒞𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨈𑨙𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of गोतम (gótama, “richest in cows”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
गौतम • (gautamá) stem, m
- name of various men, among which:
- Gautama, husband of Ahalya and one of the Saptarshis.
- Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गौतमः (gautamáḥ) | गौतमौ (gautamaú) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
गौतमाः (gautamā́ḥ) गौतमासः¹ (gautamā́saḥ¹) |
| vocative | गौतम (gaútama) | गौतमौ (gaútamau) गौतमा¹ (gaútamā¹) |
गौतमाः (gaútamāḥ) गौतमासः¹ (gaútamāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गौतमम् (gautamám) | गौतमौ (gautamaú) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
गौतमान् (gautamā́n) |
| instrumental | गौतमेन (gautaména) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमैः (gautamaíḥ) गौतमेभिः¹ (gautamébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गौतमाय (gautamā́ya) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गौतमात् (gautamā́t) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गौतमस्य (gautamásya) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमानाम् (gautamā́nām) |
| locative | गौतमे (gautamé) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमेषु (gautaméṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
गौतम • (gautamá) stem
- relating to Gotama
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गौतमः (gautamáḥ) | गौतमौ (gautamaú) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
गौतमाः (gautamā́ḥ) गौतमासः¹ (gautamā́saḥ¹) |
| vocative | गौतम (gaútama) | गौतमौ (gaútamau) गौतमा¹ (gaútamā¹) |
गौतमाः (gaútamāḥ) गौतमासः¹ (gaútamāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गौतमम् (gautamám) | गौतमौ (gautamaú) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
गौतमान् (gautamā́n) |
| instrumental | गौतमेन (gautaména) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमैः (gautamaíḥ) गौतमेभिः¹ (gautamébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गौतमाय (gautamā́ya) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गौतमात् (gautamā́t) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गौतमस्य (gautamásya) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमानाम् (gautamā́nām) |
| locative | गौतमे (gautamé) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमेषु (gautaméṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गौतमी (gautamī́) | गौतम्यौ (gautamyaù) गौतमी¹ (gautamī́¹) |
गौतम्यः (gautamyàḥ) गौतमीः¹ (gautamī́ḥ¹) |
| vocative | गौतमि (gaútami) | गौतम्यौ (gaútamyau) गौतमी¹ (gaútamī¹) |
गौतम्यः (gaútamyaḥ) गौतमीः¹ (gaútamīḥ¹) |
| accusative | गौतमीम् (gautamī́m) | गौतम्यौ (gautamyaù) गौतमी¹ (gautamī́¹) |
गौतमीः (gautamī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | गौतम्या (gautamyā́) | गौतमीभ्याम् (gautamī́bhyām) | गौतमीभिः (gautamī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | गौतम्यै (gautamyaí) | गौतमीभ्याम् (gautamī́bhyām) | गौतमीभ्यः (gautamī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गौतम्याः (gautamyā́ḥ) गौतम्यै² (gautamyaí²) |
गौतमीभ्याम् (gautamī́bhyām) | गौतमीभ्यः (gautamī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गौतम्याः (gautamyā́ḥ) गौतम्यै² (gautamyaí²) |
गौतम्योः (gautamyóḥ) | गौतमीनाम् (gautamī́nām) |
| locative | गौतम्याम् (gautamyā́m) | गौतम्योः (gautamyóḥ) | गौतमीषु (gautamī́ṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गौतमम् (gautamám) | गौतमे (gautamé) | गौतमानि (gautamā́ni) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
| vocative | गौतम (gaútama) | गौतमे (gaútame) | गौतमानि (gaútamāni) गौतमा¹ (gaútamā¹) |
| accusative | गौतमम् (gautamám) | गौतमे (gautamé) | गौतमानि (gautamā́ni) गौतमा¹ (gautamā́¹) |
| instrumental | गौतमेन (gautaména) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमैः (gautamaíḥ) गौतमेभिः¹ (gautamébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गौतमाय (gautamā́ya) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गौतमात् (gautamā́t) | गौतमाभ्याम् (gautamā́bhyām) | गौतमेभ्यः (gautamébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गौतमस्य (gautamásya) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमानाम् (gautamā́nām) |
| locative | गौतमे (gautamé) | गौतमयोः (gautamáyoḥ) | गौतमेषु (gautaméṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “गौतम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 369, column 2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “gótama-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 497