उप
See also: उप-
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *úpa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úpa, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, below”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ú.pɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.pɐ/
Adverb
उप • (úpa)
- therefore, moreover (RV., AV., ŚBr., PārGṛ.)
Preposition
उप • (úpa)
- towards
- near
- under, below
- at
- on, upon, above
- up to
- in
- at the time of
- with
- at the same time as
- according to
Usage notes
Definitions 1–3 take the accusative, 4–8 take the locative, 9–11 take the instrumental case.
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “उप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 0194, 0195.