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Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “a spiritual guide or teacher”, literally “knowing or teaching the rules”). Doublet of ajar.
Pronunciation
Noun
ācārya
- spiritual guide, teacher.
Derived terms
Further reading
- "ācārya" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.