Proper Name guide

Śākyamuni Buddha

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The Gautama Buddha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gautama

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: သကျမုနိ (sa.kya.mu.ni.) — Gautama Buddha
  • Chinese Cantonese: 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (sik1 gaa1 mau4 nei4) — Gautama Buddha
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釋迦牟尼 /释迦牟尼 (Shìjiāmóuní) — Gautama Buddha
  • Chinese Mandarin: 釋迦 /释迦 (Shìjiā) — Gautama Buddha
  • Finnish: Śākyamuni — Gautama Buddha
  • Japanese: 釈迦牟尼 (Shakamuni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Japanese: 釈迦 (Shaka) — Gautama Buddha
  • Khmer: ព្រះពុទ្ធ (prĕəh put) — Gautama Buddha
  • Korean: 석가모니 (seokgamoni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Persian: شاکیامونی (šâkiyâmoni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Persian: شاکیا (šâkyâ) — Gautama Buddha
  • Persian: شاکمونی (šâkmôni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Russian: Ша́кьямуни (Šákʹjamuni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Sanskrit: शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni) — Gautama Buddha
  • Sanskrit: शाक्य (śākya) — Gautama Buddha
  • Thai: พระโคตมพุทธเจ้า (koo-dtà-má) — Gautama Buddha
  • Thai: ศากยมุนี — Gautama Buddha
  • Thai: สากิยมุนี — Gautama Buddha
  • Vietnamese: Thích-ca Mâu-ni — Gautama Buddha