ઉપાધ્યાય

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of ઓઝો (ojho) and ખોજા (khojā).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈu.pɑd̪ʱ.jɑj/
  • Rhymes: -ɑj
  • Hyphenation: ઉ‧પાધ્‧યાય

Noun

ઉપાધ્યાય • (upādhyāya) m

  1. teacher, guru
    Synonyms: શિક્ષક (śikṣak), અધ્યાપક (adhyāpak)
    Coordinate term: ઉપાધ્યાયી (upādhyāyī)
    1. (Jainism) one of the five types of revered people in Jainism

Proper noun

ઉપાધ્યાય • (upādhyāya) n

  1. a surname, Upadhyay or Upadhyaya, from Sanskrit
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