ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍

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Khmer[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pali upajjhāya (“spiritual teacher; spiritual preceptor”, literally “one who is gone close up to”). Compare Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍
upj̥jʰāẙ
Phonemic អ៊ុ-ប៉័-ជ្ឈា
ʼ′u-p″˘-j̥jʰā
WT romanisation ʼupacchiə
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.pac.cʰiə/

Noun[edit]

ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ • (ʼupacchiə)

  1. (Buddhism) professor of philosophy or of law; high priest
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