อาจารย์
Thai
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “preceptor; teacher”); perhaps via Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "mkh-okm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate with Khmer អាចារ្យ (ʼaacaa), អាចរិយ (ʼaacaʼreyaʼ); Lao ອາຈານ (ʼā chān).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | อาจารย์ ɒ ā t͡ɕ ā r y ʻ | |
| Phonemic | อา-จาน ɒ ā – t͡ɕ ā n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | aa-jaan |
| Royal Institute | a-chan | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /ʔaː˧.t͡ɕaːn˧/(R) | |
| Homophones | อาจาร | |
Noun
อาจารย์ • (aa-jaan) (classifier คน or ท่าน)
- instructor; lecturer; master; pedagogue; teacher.
- religious or spiritual preceptor.
- (informal) expert; specialist.
- (law) instructor: higher education institution teacher ranking below assistant professor.
- (colloquial) master of occult science, as astrologer, exorcist, magus, shaman, sorcerer, etc.