आचार्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya).

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) m (Urdu spelling آچاریہ‎)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) teacher, scholar
  • आचार्या (ācāryā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬆᬘᬵᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
  • আচাৰ্য (Assamese script)
  • আচার্য (Bengali script)
  • 𑰁𑰓𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀆𑀘𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
  • આચાર્ય (Gujarati script)
  • ꦄꦴꦕꦴꦂꦪ (Javanese script)
  • ಆಚಾರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
  • အာစာရျ (Burmese script)
  • ଆଚାର୍ଯ (Oriya script)
  • ꢃꢗꢵꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆄𑆖𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖁𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
  • ఆచార్య (Telugu script)
  • ཨཱཙཱརྱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒂𑒔𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

आचार्य • (ācārya) m

  1. ‘knowing or teaching the आचार or rules’, a spiritual guide or teacher (especially one who invests the student with the sacrificial thread, and instructs him in the वेदs, in the law of sacrifice and religious mysteries.
  2. a name of द्रोण (the teacher of the पाण्डवs) in Mahabharata.

Descendants

References
  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.
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