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acharya¹

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “Practice and Discipline”) Sanskrit आर्य (ārya, “Virtuous and Reverend”) Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “Practitioner and Teacher”). Doublet of ajari.

noun acharyas

  1. historical, rare an individual who practices or is knowledgeable on any of the prevalent disciplines of customs, learning, rituals, arts, traditions, schools etc., especially one imparting them into pupils.
  2. historical, rare a scholar, practitioner, professional, specialist, disciplinarian imparting knowledge.

Acharya²

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “one who is learned in conduct”), from आचार (ācāra, “rules, conduct”).

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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noun Disciplinarian, Scholar, Academic, Expert, Specialist.

हिन्दीआचार्य ācārya
Portuguêsacharya

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@misc{acharya_2026,
  title = {acharya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acharya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}