उप-
See also: उप
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उप- (upa-).
Prefix
उप- • (up-)
- subordinate
- उप- (up-) + ग्रह (grah, “planet”) → उपग्रह (upagrah, “moon, satellite”)
- lesser, vice-
- उप- (up-) + राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapti, “president”) → उपराष्ट्रपति (uprāṣṭrapti, “vice president”)
Derived terms
Hindi terms prefixed with उप-
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upa-, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, below”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /u.pɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.pɐ/
Prefix
उप- • (upa-)
- towards
- near, with
- under, below
- like, proximate
- subordinate
- brother to
- son to
Usage notes
Definitions 4–7 used exclusively with nouns.
Occasionally used with an implied verb, or placed after the verb rather than prefixing it.
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms prefixed with उप-
Descendants
- → Hindi: उप- (up-)
- → Punjabi: ਉਪ- (upa-)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “उप-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 0194, 0195.