গোসাই

Middle Assamese

Alternative forms
  • গোহাঞি (gühañi)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese গোসাঞি, গোসাঞিঁ (gösañi̐), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit গোস্ৱামিন্ (gosvāmin).

Noun

গোসাই (güxai)

  1. Gohain, counsellor (in the Ahom kingdom)

Proper noun

গোসাই (güxai)

  1. an Assamese surname
    • 1616, Bhomoraguri inscription
      স্ৱস্তি শ্ৰী শ্ৰী সকলমঙ্গলালয় স্বৰ্গনাৰায়ন দেৱ আগে জৱনক নিপাত কৰি পাচে পৰ্ব্বত কাটি গঢ শ্ৰী ভণ্ডাৰি গোসাই কৰিলেন্ত সক ১৫৩৮
      sosti sri sri xoklomoṅgolaloy ssorgonarayon dew age zowonok nipat kori pase porrwot kati godh sri bhondari güxai korilento xok 1538
      Blessed be all!! The auspicious Sri Sri Swarganarayan Dev has vanquished the Mughals, then cutting through the hills, Bhandari Gossain erected a fort. Saka 1538.

Descendants
  • Assamese: গোহাঁই (gühãi)
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