आचार्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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)

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 (1982–1983) “आचार्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 8

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology

आचार (ācāra, “conduct, behavior”) +‎ -य (-ya, “gerundive suffix”), literally “of rules and conduct”.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) stem, 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ)	आचार्यौ (ācāryau) आचार्या¹ (ācāryā¹)	आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) आचार्यासः¹ (ācāryāsaḥ¹)
accusative	आचार्यम् (ācāryam)	आचार्यौ (ācāryau) आचार्या¹ (ācāryā¹)	आचार्यान् (ācāryān)
instrumental	आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa)	आचार्याभ्याम् (ācāryābhyām)	आचार्यैः (ācāryaiḥ) आचार्येभिः¹ (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)
vocative	आचार्य (ācārya)	आचार्यौ (ācāryau) आचार्या¹ (ācāryā¹)	आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) आचार्यासः¹ (ācāryāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: ācariya
  • → Burmese: အာစရိယ (aca.ri.ya.)
  • → Khmer: អាចរិយ (ʼaacaʼreyaʼ)
• Prakrit: 𑀆𑀬𑀭𑀺𑀬 (āyariya)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: އެދުރު (eduru)
      • Sinhalese: ඇදුරු (æduru)

Borrowed terms

• → Chinese: 阿闍梨 / 阿阇梨 (āshélí) (phono-semantic matching)
• → Bengali: আচার্য (acarjo) (learned)
• → Burmese: ဆရာ (hca.ra)
• → Hindustani: ācārya
  • Hindi: आचार्य
  • Urdu: آچَاریَ (ācārya)
• → Thai: อาจารย์ (aa-jaan)
• → Lao: ອາຈານ (ʼā chān)
• → Malayalam: ആചാര്യ (ācārya)
• → Marathi: आचार्य (ācārya) (learned)
• → Old Javanese: ācārya
• → Old Javanese: ajar
  • > Javanese: ꦲꦗꦂ (ajar) (inherited)
    • → Indonesian: hajar
  • >? Classical Malay: اجر (ajar)
    • > Malay: ajar (inherited)
      • > Ambonese Malay: ajar (inherited)
      • > Indonesian: ajar (inherited)
      • → Iban: ajar
• → Old Khmer: ʼācāryya, អាចាយ៌្យ
  • Khmer: អាចារ្យ (ʼaacaa)
  • → Thai: อาจารย์ (aa-jaan)
• → Tamil: ஆசிரியர் (āciriyar)
• → Telugu: ఆచార్యుడు (ācāryuḍu)
• → Tocharian B: aśari

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “आचार्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 131/3.