Hindi

Noun

आचार्य • ‎(ācārya) m ‎(Urdu spelling آچاریہ)

1. teacher
2. professor
3. preceptor
4. principal
5. scholar

Related terms

• आचार्या ‎(ācāryā)

Sanskrit

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

• Hindi: आचार्य ‎(ācārya)
• Lao: ອາຈານ ‎('ā chān)
• Telugu: ఆచార్యుడు ‎(ācāryuḍu)
• Thai: อาจารย์ ‎(aajaan)

References

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