ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍

Khmer edit

Alternative forms edit

ឧបជ្ឈា (ʼupacchiə)

Etymology edit

From Pali upajjhāya (“spiritual teacher; spiritual preceptor”, literally “one who is gone close up to”). Compare Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic	ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ upj̥jʰāẙ
Phonemic	អ៊ុ-ប៉័-ជ្ឈា ʼ′u-p″˘-j̥jʰā
WT romanisation	ʼupacchiə
(standard) IPA^(key)	/ʔu.pac.cʰiə/

Noun edit

ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ • (ʼupacchiə)

(Buddhism) professor of philosophy or of law; high priest

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