उप-

See also: उप

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit उप- (upa-), from Proto-Indo-European *upo.

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

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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

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References

Monier Williams (1899), “उप-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, pages 0194, 0195.

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