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