ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍

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Khmer

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Etymology

From Pali upajjhāya (spiritual teacher; spiritual preceptor, literally one who is gone close up to). Compare Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍
upj̥jʰāẙ
Phonemic អ៊ុ-ប៉័-ជ្ឈា
ʼ′u-p″˘-j̥jʰā
WT romanisation ʼupacchiə
(standard) IPA(key) /ʔu.pac.cʰiə/

Noun

ឧបជ្ឈាយ៍ (ʼupacchiə)

  1. (Buddhism) professor of philosophy or of law; high priest