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Acharya (surname)

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Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Acharya
आचार्य
PronunciationĀcārya
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Marathi
Origin
Language(s)Sanskrit
MeaningTeacher[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Achari, Acharia, Acharjee, Acharja
See alsoVishwakarma, Pandey

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References

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  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.