Pāli Dictionary

upajjhāya

upaprefixadhiprefixirootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

i1go; come

Synonyms

ācariya

monastic

  • preceptor; the monk who formally ordains and mentors a new bhikkhu

upajjhāyā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

i1go; come

monastic

  • a preceptress (of a bhikkhunī); a female instructor

upajjhā

upajjhāyastem

via inflected form upajjhāya · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

i1go; come

monastic

  • the state of having a preceptor; preceptorship; being under a preceptor’s instruction

upajjha

via inflected form upajjhāya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • spiritual teacher; preceptor (vocative form used to address one’s upajjhāya)

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