Acharya (surname)

Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname or upādhi mainly found in the South Asian countries of India And Nepal. In India, it is commonly found among the Brahmin and Vishwakarma communities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and In Nepal, it is mainly found among the Bahun community. In Nepal, their population is spread in almost all parts of the country; mostly being concentrated in Dang, Gorkha, Rolpa, Surkhet, Khotang, Pyuthan, Rupandehi, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Arghakhachi, Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, and Kavrepalanchok districts.

Acharya
आचार्य
A prominent Acharya man, Baburam Acharya
PronunciationĀcārya
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Hindi
Origin
Language(s)Sanskrit
Word/nameSouth Asia
MeaningTeacher[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Achari, Acharia
See alsoVishwakarma, Pandey

Notable people with surname Acharya

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References

  1. Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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