गोसावी

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.sa.ʋi/, [ɡo.sa.ʋiː]
• Hyphenation: गो‧सा‧वी

Noun

गोसावी • (gosāvī) m (feminine गोसावीण)

1. gosain, holy man, ascetic

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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गोसावी-मी-ई”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: 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

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘐𑘻𑘭𑘰𑘪𑘲