Category: educationPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ਅਧਿਆਪਕ

/adhiāpak/Roman

English meaning: teacher

Punjabi Definition

(ਪੰਜਾਬੀ)

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗਿਆਨ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਰਗ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

English Definition

Person who educates and guides students in academic subjects

Example

ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਸਮਾਜ ਦਾ ਅਹਿਮ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ।

In English: A teacher is an important part of society.

Synonyms

  • ਉਸਤਾਦ
  • ਗੁਰੂ

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ

Literary Heritage

ਏਕੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਏਕਸ ਕੇ ਹਮ ਬਾਰਿਕ

/Ek pita ekas ke ham barik/

There is one Father; we are all His children.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji · Founder of Sikhism, First Sikh Guru · 1469–1539

Guru Granth Sahib

Guru Granth Sahib — the foundational message of universal brotherhood

ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਕੀ ਜਾਣਾ ਮੈਂ ਕੌਣ

/Bulha ki jana main kaun/

Bulleh, what do I know who I am? — I am neither believer nor infidel; I am beyond all labels.

Bulleh Shah · Sufi Poet & Mystic · 1680–1757

Kafis (Sufi poems)

Bulleh Shah's Kafi on the dissolution of the ego in divine love

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Language information

Language
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Punjabi
Script
Gurmukhi
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
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