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gotamaṁ

gotama

masculine accusative singular

  1. Gotama (the Buddha's family name)
  2. a man of the Gotama clan

Etymology. A proper name of the Śākyans' clan, later an epithet of the Buddha (Bhagavā Gotamo). The etymology within Pali is uncertain; possibly related to gotamā 'cattle' (√go 'cow'), making it a patronymic ('descendant of the cattle-breeders'), but this is speculative.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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