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आचार्य

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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आचार्य (ācāryam (Urdu spelling آچاریہ)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) teacher, scholar

Declension

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Declension of आचार्य (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आचार्य
ācārya
आचार्य
ācārya
oblique आचार्य
ācārya
आचार्यों
ācāryõ
vocative आचार्य
ācārya
आचार्यो
ācāryo
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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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आचार्य (ācārya?

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

References

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

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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आचार (ācāra, conduct, behavior) +‎ -य (-ya, gerundive suffix), literally of rules and conduct.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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आचार्य (ācārya) stemm

  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

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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

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Borrowed terms

References

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