ఒజ్జే

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of ఉపాధ్యాయుడు (upādhyāyuḍu), ఓజ (ōja), and ఓజు (ōju).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /od͡ʑːeː/, [od͡ʒːeː]

Noun

ఒజ్జే • (ojjē) ? (plural ఒజ్జేలు)

1. tutor
2. priest

Derived terms

• ఒజ్జదనము (ojjadanamu)
• ఒజ్జసాని (ojjasāni)
• ఒజ్జేనము (ojjēnamu)

 

References

• "ఒజ్జే" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 207