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acharya

acharya noun: an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.

Noun

acharya (plural acharyas)

  1. (historical, rare) an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
  2. (historical, rare) a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.

Proper noun capitalized: Acharya

Acharya

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

acharya meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Telugu

acharya in Hindi

Disciplinarian, Scholar, Academic, Expert, Specialist.
आचार्य ācārya

acharya in Urdu

Disciplinarian, Scholar, Academic, Expert, Specialist.
آچاریہ ācārya

acharya in Telugu

Disciplinarian, Scholar, Academic, Expert, Specialist.
ఆచార్యుడు ācāryuḍu

Forms of acharya

pluralacharyas

Origin of acharya

From Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “Practice and Discipline”) Sanskrit आर्य (ārya, “Virtuous and Reverend”) Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “Practitioner and Teacher”). Doublet of ajari.

From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).

Questions about acharya

What does acharya mean?
Acharya means an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
What is acharya in Hindi?
Acharya in Hindi is आचार्य (ācārya). See Acharya meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is acharya?
Acharya can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of acharya?
The plural of acharya is acharyas.

Words near acharya in the dictionary

  1. Acharnian
  2. Acharnians
  3. acharné
  4. Acharon
  5. achars
  6. acharya
  7. acharyas
  8. achate
  9. achates
  10. achatin
  11. achatina

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