आचार्य

आचार्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.t͡ʃɑːɾ.jᵊ/, [äː.t͡ʃäːɾ.jᵊ]

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) m (Urdu spelling آچاریہ‎)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) teacher, scholar

Declension

Declension of आचार्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आचार्य ācārya	आचार्य ācārya
oblique	आचार्य ācārya	आचार्यों ācāryõ
vocative	आचार्य ācārya	आचार्यो ācāryo

Related terms

• आचार्या (ācāryā)

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ɕaɾ.jə/

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) ?

1. religious teacher; guru
2. superintendent of a high school

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “आचार्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 8.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬘᬵᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
• আচাৰ্য (Assamese script)
• আচার্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰓𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀘𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• આચાર્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਆਚਾਰੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦄꦴꦕꦴꦫꦾ (Javanese script)
• អាចាយ៌ (Khmer script)
• ಆಚಾರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ອາຈາຣ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ആചാര്യ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘁𑘓𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢗᢋᠠᢗᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢜᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• အာစာရျ (Burmese script)
• 𑦡𑦳𑧑𑧈𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐁𑐔𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଆଚାର୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢗꢵꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆖𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ආචාර්ය (Sinhalese script)
• ఆచార్య (Telugu script)
• อาจารฺย (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་ཙཱ་རྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒔𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Derived from आचार (ācāra, “conduct, behavior”) +‎ -य (-ya).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.t͡ɕɑːɾ.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈt͡ɕɑːɾ.jɐ/

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) m

1. ‘knowing or teaching the rules’; a spiritual guide or teacher (especially one who invests the student with the sacrificial thread, and instructs him in the Vedas, in the law of sacrifice and religious mysteries)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आचार्य (ācārya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आचार्यः ācāryaḥ	आचार्यौ ācāryau	आचार्याः / आचार्यासः¹ ācāryāḥ / ācāryāsaḥ¹
Vocative	आचार्य ācārya	आचार्यौ ācāryau	आचार्याः / आचार्यासः¹ ācāryāḥ / ācāryāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आचार्यम् ācāryam	आचार्यौ ācāryau	आचार्यान् ācāryān
Instrumental	आचार्येण ācāryeṇa	आचार्याभ्याम् ācāryābhyām	आचार्यैः / आचार्येभिः¹ ācāryaiḥ / ācāryebhiḥ¹
Dative	आचार्याय ācāryāya	आचार्याभ्याम् ācāryābhyām	आचार्येभ्यः ācāryebhyaḥ
Ablative	आचार्यात् ācāryāt	आचार्याभ्याम् ācāryābhyām	आचार्येभ्यः ācāryebhyaḥ
Genitive	आचार्यस्य ācāryasya	आचार्ययोः ācāryayoḥ	आचार्याणाम् ācāryāṇām
Locative	आचार्ये ācārye	आचार्ययोः ācāryayoḥ	आचार्येषु ācāryeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဆရာ (hca.ra)
• → Hindi: आचार्य (ācārya)
• → Lao: ອາຈານ (ʼā chān)
• → Malay: ajar
  • Indonesian: ajar
• → Old Khmer: ʼācāryya, អាចាយ៌្យ
  • Khmer: អាចារ្យ (ʼaacaa)
  • → Thai: อาจารย์ (aa-jaan)
• Pali: ācariya
  • → Burmese: အာစရိယ (aca.ri.ya.)
  • → Khmer: អាចរិយ (ʼaacaʼreyaʼ)
• → Tamil: ஆசிரியர் (āciriyar)
• → Telugu: ఆచార్యుడు (ācāryuḍu)
• → Tocharian B: aśari
• → Chinese: 阿闍梨／阿阇梨 (phono-semantic matching)

References

1. Sanskrit and Indian Studies: Essays in Honour of Daniel H.H. Ingalls. (2012). Netherlands: Springer Netherlands.

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “आचार्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 131.