गोसाई

Ahirani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोस्वामी (gosvāmī) (compare Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀲𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀆 f (gosāviā, “courtesan”)).

Noun

गोसाई (gosāī) m

1. gosain, holy man, ascetic

Further reading

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997) “गोसाई”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎^[1] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page 132, column 1; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡoː.sɑː.iː/, [ɡoː.säː.iː]

Noun

गोसाई • (gosāī) m

1. a title of the supreme being
2. ascetic
3. honorary title prefixed to personal names
4. title given to leaders of the Vallabhan community

Declension

Declension of गोसाई (masc ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गोसाई gosāī	गोसाई gosāī
oblique	गोसाई gosāī	गोसाइयों gosāiyõ
vocative	गोसाई gosāī	गोसाइयो gosāiyo

References

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

1. 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 [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “गोसाई”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →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