samaṇa gotama

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀫𑀡 𑀕𑁄𑀢𑀫 (Brahmi script)
• समण गोतम (Devanagari script)
• সমণ গোতম (Bengali script)
• සමණ ගොතම (Sinhalese script)
• သမဏ ဂေါတမ or သမꧣ ၷေႃတမ (Burmese script)
• สมณ โคตม or สะมะณะ โคตะมะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨾᨱ ᨣᩮᩤᨲᨾ (Tai Tham script)
• ສມຓ ໂຄຕມ or ສະມະຓະ ໂຄຕະມະ (Lao script)
• សមណ គោតម (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄟𑄕 𑄉𑄮𑄖𑄟 (Chakma script)

Etymology

samaṇa (“ascetic”) + gotama (“Gautama”)

Proper noun

samaṇa gotama m

1. the ascetic Gautama (a common appellation of the Buddha)

Declension

The two parts are nouns in apposition, and are both declined.

References

Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 427.