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ācariya

masc voc sg of ācariya (noun)

1. teacher; religious leader
2. (vinaya) preceptor; teacher
3. trainer; teacher
4. (gram) grammarian; commentator

Etymology. ā + √car + iya; from √car 'act, behave'; Sanskrit ācārya [ācar]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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