Meanings
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proper nounThe Gautama Buddha.
Origin
- Sanskritशाक्यमुनि“sage of the Śākyas”
- EnglishSakyamuni
Borrowed from Sanskrit शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni, “sage of the Śākyas”).
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Bengali শাক্যমুনি
- শাক্যমুনি (śakkomuni)Gautama Buddha
Chinese Cantonese 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼
- 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (sik¹ gaa¹ mau⁴ nei⁴)Gautama Buddha
Chinese Mandarin 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼, 釋迦 /释迦
- 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní)Gautama Buddha
- 釋迦 /释迦 (Shìjiā)Gautama Buddha
Finnish Śākyamuni
- ŚākyamuniGautama Buddha
Hindi शाक्यमुनि
- शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni)Gautama Buddha
Japanese 釈迦牟尼, 釈迦
- 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni)Gautama Buddha
- 釈迦 (Shaka)Gautama Buddha
Korean 석가모니
- 석가모니 (seokgamoni)Gautama Buddha
Polish Siakjamuni
- SiakjamuniGautama Buddha
Russian Ша́кьямуни
- Ша́кьямуни (Šákʹjamuni)Gautama Buddha
Thai พระโคตมพุทธเจ้า, ศากยมุนี
- พระโคตมพุทธเจ้า (koo-dtà-má)Gautama Buddha
- ศากยมุนีGautama Buddha
- สากิยมุนีGautama Buddha
Urdu شاکْیَہ مُنی
- شاکْیَہ مُنی (śākya munī)Gautama Buddha
Vietnamese Thích-ca Mâu-ni
- Thích-ca Mâu-niGautama Buddha
Cite this entry
Sakyamuni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakyamuni
“Sakyamuni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakyamuni. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sakyamuni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sakyamuni.
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