upajjhāya
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 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
Inherited from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uvajjhāa).
Noun
upajjhāya m
Declension
Declension table of "upajjhāya" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | upajjhāyo | upajjhāyā |
| Accusative (second) | upajjhāyaṃ | upajjhāye |
| Instrumental (third) | upajjhāyena | upajjhāyehi or upajjhāyebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | upajjhāyassa or upajjhāyāya or upajjhāyatthaṃ | upajjhāyānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | upajjhāyasmā or upajjhāyamhā or upajjhāyā | upajjhāyehi or upajjhāyebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | upajjhāyassa | upajjhāyānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | upajjhāyasmiṃ or upajjhāyamhi or upajjhāye | upajjhāyesu |
| Vocative (calling) | upajjhāya | upajjhāyā |
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