acharya

See also: Acharya

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).

Noun

acharya (plural acharyas)

1. A spiritual teacher, guru.
2. (Jainism) One of the five types of revered people in Jain religion, who are above upadhyaya and below siddha.
3. An influential mentor.

Translations

spiritual teacher

• Hindi: आचार्य (hi) m (ācārya)
• Hungarian: ácsárja
• Portuguese: acharya m
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• Telugu: ఆచార్యుడు (te) (ācāryuḍu)
• Urdu: آچاریہ m (ācārya)

Suffix

acharya

1. (suffix) A title of honour, meaning "learned" or "honoured".

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Portuguese

Noun

acharya m (plural acharyas)

1. acharya (spiritual teacher)