masculine
preceptor
Upajjhāya [Vedic upādhyāya, upa + adhi + i, literally "one who is gone close up to"] — a spiritual teacher or preceptor, mastereotypical Often combined with ācariya e.g. Vin I 119; Nidd I 350; the ācariya being only the deputy or substitute of the upajjhāya. Vin I 45, 53, 62, 120; IV 130; S I 185; A II 66, 78; III 69; Pj II 346; Dhp-a II 93; Pv-a 55, 60, 230. — A short form of upajjhāya is upajjha, found in the Vinaya, e.g. at Vin I 94; III 35; with feminine upajjhā Vin IV 326.
a companion, adviser; teacher; the preceptor (of a bhikkhu); an instructor; the sponsor for a bhikkhu's upasampadā
(masc, masc) preceptor; teacher; mentor spiritual teacher or preceptor Construction: upa + adhi > adhy > ajjh + √i > āy + *a