From Pali upajjhāya (“spiritual teacher; spiritual preceptor”, literally “one who is gone close up to”). Compare Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).
Orthographic | อุปัชฌาย ɒ u p ạ d͡ʑ d͡ʑʰ ā y | ||
Phonemic | อุ-ปัด-ชา-ยะ- ɒ u – p ạ ɗ – d͡ʑ ā – y a – | อุบ-ปัด-ชา-ยะ- ɒ u ɓ – p ạ ɗ – d͡ʑ ā – y a – | |
Romanization | Paiboon | ù-bpàt-chaa-yá- | ùp-bpàt-chaa-yá- |
Royal Institute | u-pat-cha-ya- | up-pat-cha-ya- | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /ʔu˨˩.pat̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰaː˧.ja˦˥./ | /ʔup̚˨˩.pat̚˨˩.t͡ɕʰaː˧.ja˦˥./ |
อุปัชฌาย • (ù-bpàt-chaa-yá-)