ਉਪ-
Punjabi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उप- (upa-).
Prefix
ਉਪ- • (upa-)
- subordinate, sub-, epi-
- ਉਪ- (upa-) + ਗ੍ਰਹਿ (grhi, “planet”) → ਉਪਗ੍ਰਹਿ (upagrhi, “moon, satellite”)
- ਉਪ- (upa-) + ਸਮੂਹ (samūh, “set, group”) → ਉਪਸਮੂਹ (upasmūh, “subset”)
- lesser, vice-
- ਉਪ- (upa-) + ਕੁਲਪਤੀ (kulpatī, “chancellor”) → ਉਪਕੁਲਪਤੀ (upakulpatī, “vice chancellor”)
- ਉਪ- (upa-) + ਮੰਤਰੀ (mantrī, “minister”) → ਉਪਮੰਤਰੀ (upamantrī, “deputy minister”)
Derived terms
Punjabi terms prefixed with ਉਪ-
Further reading
- “ਉਪ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023