ācariya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀆𑀘𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• आचरिय (Devanagari script)
• আচরিয (Bengali script)
• ආචරිය (Sinhalese script)
• အာစရိယ or ဢႃၸရိယ (Burmese script)
• อาจริย or อาจะริยะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨧᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຈຣິຍ or ອາຈະຣິຍະ or ອາຈະຣິຢະ (Lao script)
• អាចរិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄌𑄢𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Noun

ācariya m

1. teacher

Declension

Declension table of "ācariya" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ācariyo	ācariyā
Accusative (second)	ācariyaṃ	ācariye
Instrumental (third)	ācariyena	ācariyehi or ācariyebhi
Dative (fourth)	ācariyassa or ācariyāya or ācariyatthaṃ	ācariyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ācariyasmā or ācariyamhā or ācariyā	ācariyehi or ācariyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ācariyassa	ācariyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ācariyasmiṃ or ācariyamhi or ācariye	ācariyesu
Vocative (calling)	ācariya	ācariyā

Descendants

• → Burmese: အာစရိယ (aca.ri.ya.)
• → Khmer: អាចរិយ (ʼaacaʼreyaʼ)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “ācariya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead