ভট্টাচার্য

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भट्टाचार्य (bhaṭṭācārya), from भट्ट (bhaṭṭa) +‎ आचार्य (ācārya), literally “venerable teacher”.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱɔʈːat͡ʃaɾd͡ʒo/, [ˈbʱɔʈːat͡ʃaɾd͡ʒoˑ], [ˈvɔʈːat͡ʃaɾd͡ʒoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱɔtːatɕaɹdʑo/, [ˈbʱɔtːatɕaɹdʑoˑ], [ˈvɔtːatɕaɹdʑoˑ]

Proper noun

ভট্টাচার্য • (bhoṭṭacarjo)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Bhattacharya.