ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ឧបជ្ឈា (ʼupacchiə)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ • (ʼupacchiə)

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