upajjhāya

== Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uvajjhāa). === Noun === upajjhāya m spiritual teacher, spiritual preceptor ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Khmer: ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ (ʼupacchiə) → Sinhalese: උපා ධ්‍යායයා (upā dhyāyayā) → Thai: อุปัชฌายะ (ù-bpàt-chaa-yá), อุปัชฌาย์ (ù-bpàt-chaa) === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “upajjhāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 141 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “upādhyāya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 107