acarya

English

Noun

acarya (plural acaryas)

1. Alternative spelling of acharya.

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “teacher, master”). Doublet of acar, acara, ajar, and hajar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃarja/ [aˈt͡ʃar.ja]
• Rhymes: -arja
• Syllabification: a‧car‧ya

Noun

acarya (plural acarya-acarya)

1. leader of asrama
2. spiritual leader

Further reading

• “acarya”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016