mahāmuni

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• महामुनि (Devanagari script)
• মহামুনি (Bengali script)
• මහාමුනි (Sinhalese script)
• မဟာမုနိ or မႁႃမုၼိ (Burmese script)
• มหามุนิ or มะหามุนิ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩉᩣᨾᩩᨶᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຫາມຸນິ or ມະຫາມຸນິ (Lao script)
• មហាមុនិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄦𑄂𑄟𑄪𑄚𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महामुनि (mahāmuni, literally “the Great Sage”).

Proper noun

mahāmuni m

1. an epithet of Gautama Buddha

Descendants

• → Burmese: မဟာမုနိ (ma.hamu.ni.) (learned)