Gautama

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Gautama

/ɡaʊˈtɑːmə/
/ɡɔːˈtɑːmə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit गौतम (gautama).

proper noun

Siddhartha Gautama - the personal name of the Buddha.
Hinduism The husband of Ahalya in Ramayana.
A surname from Sanskrit of Indian origin.
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India; more often romanised as Gautam.

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日本語	ゴータマ Gōtama
中文	瞿曇 /瞿昙 Qútán, 喬達摩 /乔达摩 Qiáodámó
हिन्दी	गौतम gautam
Русский	Гаута́ма Gautáma
Tiếng Việt	Cù Đàm, Kiều-đạt-ma

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@misc{gautama_2026,
  title = {Gautama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gautama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}