ઉપાધ્યાય

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of ઓઝો (ojho) and ખોજા (khojā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāyam

  1. teacher, guru
    Synonyms: શિક્ષક (śikṣak), અધ્યાપક (adhyāpak)
    Coordinate term: ઉપાધ્યાયી (upādhyāyī)
    1. (Jainism) one of the five types of revered people in Jainism

Proper noun

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ઉપાધ્યાય (upādhyāyan

  1. a surname, Upadhyay or Upadhyaya, from Sanskrit