गोस्वामी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin). Doublet of गोसाई (gosāī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoːs.ʋɑː.miː/, [ɡoːs.ʋäː.miː]

Noun

गोस्वामी • (gosvāmī) m (Urdu spelling گوسوامی)

1. (Vaishnavism) a descendant of an official of their throne
2. a person who rears cows

Declension

Declension of गोस्वामी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोस्वामी gosvāmī	गोस्वामी gosvāmī
oblique	गोस्वामी gosvāmī	गोस्वामियों gosvāmiyõ
vocative	गोस्वामी gosvāmī	गोस्वामियो gosvāmiyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “गोस्वामी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin). Doublet of गोसावी (gosāvī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡos.ʋa.mi/, [ɡos.ʋa.miː]

Noun

गोस्वामी • (gosvāmī) m

1. one who has his passions under subjection

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “गोस्वामी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]