प्राध्यापक (praadhyaapak)
noun
A formal word for 'professor/lecturer' at a college or university level -- one clear sense, used mainly in official, academic, and written contexts.
Sense
1
:
college/university professor or lecturer
noun, masculine
Synonyms: अध्यापक (adhyaapak, more general, any teacher), प्रोफ़ेसर (profesar, common in casual speech), शिक्षक (shikshak, general term for teacher)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word shows up on college appointment letters, university websites, and in newspaper reports about academic staff -- it has that formal, official ring to it. In daily conversation, especially among students in Delhi-NCR, प्रोफ़ेसर (profesar) is far more common; प्राध्यापक (praadhyaapak) is the word you write, not usually the word you say.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use this word for a school teacher; प्राध्यापक (praadhyaapak) is reserved for college/university-level teaching staff, not school teachers, who are called अध्यापक (adhyaapak) or शिक्षक (shikshak). 2) In everyday spoken Hindi, most people just say प्रोफ़ेसर (profesar) rather than प्राध्यापक (praadhyaapak), which sounds more like something you'd read on a college notice board or in a newspaper than hear casually among friends.
Sample Sentences:
वे दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय में प्राध्यापक हैं।
He is a professor at Delhi University.
(ve dillii vishvvidyaalay men praadhyaapak hain।)
विश्वविद्यालय ने हिंदी विभाग में तीन प्राध्यापकों की नियुक्ति की है।
The university has appointed three professors in the Hindi department.
(vishvvidyaalay ne hindii vibhaag men tiin praadhyaapkon kii niyukti kii hai।)
सहायक प्राध्यापक के पद के लिए आवेदन पत्र आमंत्रित किए जाते हैं।
Applications are invited for the post of assistant professor.
(sahaayak praadhyaapak ke pad ke lie aavedan patr aamantrit kie jaate hain।)
वह कॉलेज में प्राध्यापक बनना चाहता था।
He wanted to become a college professor.
(vah kolej men praadhyaapak bannaa chaahtaa thaa।)
यदि विश्वविद्यालय पर्याप्त वेतन देता, तो वे प्राध्यापक बनने के इच्छुक रहते।
If the university had paid an adequate salary, they would have remained keen to become professors.
(yadi vishvvidyaalay paryaapt vetan detaa, to ve praadhyaapak banne ke ichchhuk rahte।)
कृपया प्राध्यापकों की सूची और उनके विषय संलग्न करें।
Please attach the list of professors and their subjects.
(kripyaa praadhyaapkon kii soochii aur unke vishay sanlagn karen।)
यह पत्र प्राध्यापक डॉ. शर्मा की ओर से जारी किया गया था।
This letter was issued on behalf of Professor Dr. Sharma.
(yah patr praadhyaapak do. sharmaa kii or se jaarii kiyaa gayaa thaa।)
समिति चाहती है कि हर विभाग में कम से कम एक वरिष्ठ प्राध्यापक हो।
The committee wants there to be at least one senior professor in every department.
(samiti chaahtii hai ki har vibhaag men kam se kam ek varishth praadhyaapak ho।)
समाचार पत्र में लिखा था कि प्राध्यापकों का वेतन बढ़ाया जाएगा।
It was written in the newspaper that the professors' salaries would be increased.
(samaachaar patr men likhaa thaa ki praadhyaapkon kaa vetan badhaayaa jaaegaa।)
वह प्राध्यापक-पद पर बीस वर्षों से कार्यरत रहे हैं।
He has been serving in the position of professor for twenty years.
(vah praadhyaapak-pad par biis varshon se kaaryrat rahe hain।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
प्राध्यापक
(praadhyaapak)
(sg.m.oblique):
प्राध्यापक
(praadhyaapak)
(pl.m.direct):
प्राध्यापक
(praadhyaapak)
(pl.m.oblique):
प्राध्यापकों
(praadhyaapkon)