upajjhāya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀉𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • उपज्झाय (Devanagari script)
  • উপজ্ঝায (Bengali script)
  • උපජ‍්ඣාය (Sinhalese script)
  • ဥပဇ္ဈာယ or ဥပဇ္ၛာယ or ဢုပၹ္ꧢႃယ or ဢုပၹ်ꧢႃယ (Burmese script)
  • อุปชฺฌาย or อุปัชฌายะ (Thai script)
  • ᩏᨷᨩ᩠ᨫᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຸປຊ຺ຌາຍ or ອຸປັຊຌາຍະ (Lao script)
  • ឧបជ្ឈាយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄎𑄴𑄏𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

upa- (close up-) +‎ adhi- (to-) +‎ i (go); cognate with Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya)

Noun

upajjhāya m

  1. spiritual teacher
  2. spiritual preceptor

Declension
Declension table of "upajjhāya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)upajjhāyoupajjhāyā
Accusative (second)upajjhāyaṃupajjhāye
Instrumental (third)upajjhāyenaupajjhāyehi or upajjhāyebhi
Dative (fourth)upajjhāyassa or upajjhāyāya or upajjhāyatthaṃupajjhāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)upajjhāyasmā or upajjhāyamhā or upajjhāyāupajjhāyehi or upajjhāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)upajjhāyassaupajjhāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)upajjhāyasmiṃ or upajjhāyamhi or upajjhāyeupajjhāyesu
Vocative (calling)upajjhāyaupajjhāyā

Descendants

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “upajjhāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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