Dictionary entry

อาจารย์

aa-jaannoun

teacher

#145 most common2 syllables

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented

1n.

teacher; instructor; professorcurated

2n.

teacher in a higher education institution, regardless of rankwiktionary

3n.

instructor in a higher education institution ranking below assistant professorwiktionary

4n.

rank or title for such an instructor, abbreviated อ.wiktionary

5n.

expert; specialistwiktionary

6n.

religious teacher; spiritual preceptorwiktionary

7n.

used as a term of address or title for such a person, and by such a person to refer to oneselfwiktionary

Less common senses (1)

8n.

master of occult or black magic, such as a sorcerer, shaman, or exorcistwiktionary

Built from

Borrowed from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya, “teacher; preceptor”); perhaps via Old Khmer ʼācāryya, ʼācārya (“teacher, instructor; spiritual preceptor; expert”). Cognate with Modern Khmer អាចារ្យ (ʼaacaa), អាចរិយ (ʼaacaʼreyaʼ); Lao ອາຈານ (ʼā chān).

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