गोसाईं

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit गोस्वामिन् (gosvāmin). Doublet of गोस्वामी (gosvāmī). By surface analysis, गो (go) +‎ साईं (sāī̃), literally lord of the cows.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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गोसाईं (gosāī̃m (Urdu spelling گوسائیں)

  1. god, lord
  2. an ascetic

Declension

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Proper noun

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गोसाईं (gosāī̃m or f by sense (Urdu spelling گوسائیں)

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Gosai

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.