शाक्यमुनि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From शाक्य (śākya, “Sakya”) +‎ मुनि (múni, “sage, ascetic”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑːk.jɐ.mu.n̪i/

Proper noun

शाक्यमुनि • (śākyamuni) stem, m

1. (Buddhism) the Sakyamuni, the Buddha

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of शाक्यमुनि (śākyamuni)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाक्यमुनिः śākyamuniḥ	शाक्यमुनी śākyamunī	शाक्यमुनयः śākyamunayaḥ
Vocative	शाक्यमुने śākyamune	शाक्यमुनी śākyamunī	शाक्यमुनयः śākyamunayaḥ
Accusative	शाक्यमुनिम् śākyamunim	शाक्यमुनी śākyamunī	शाक्यमुनीन् śākyamunīn
Instrumental	शाक्यमुनिना / शाक्यमुन्या¹ śākyamuninā / śākyamunyā¹	शाक्यमुनिभ्याम् śākyamunibhyām	शाक्यमुनिभिः śākyamunibhiḥ
Dative	शाक्यमुनये śākyamunaye	शाक्यमुनिभ्याम् śākyamunibhyām	शाक्यमुनिभ्यः śākyamunibhyaḥ
Ablative	शाक्यमुनेः / शाक्यमुन्यः¹ śākyamuneḥ / śākyamunyaḥ¹	शाक्यमुनिभ्याम् śākyamunibhyām	शाक्यमुनिभ्यः śākyamunibhyaḥ
Genitive	शाक्यमुनेः / शाक्यमुन्यः¹ śākyamuneḥ / śākyamunyaḥ¹	शाक्यमुन्योः śākyamunyoḥ	शाक्यमुनीनाम् śākyamunīnām
Locative	शाक्यमुनौ / शाक्यमुना¹ śākyamunau / śākyamunā¹	शाक्यमुन्योः śākyamunyoḥ	शाक्यमुनिषु śākyamuniṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀬𑀫𑀼𑀦𑀻 (sakyamunī)
• → Middle Chinese: 釋迦牟尼 (MC syek kja mjuw nrij) (see there for further descendants)
• → English: Sakyamuni, Shakyamuni