उप-

See also: उप

Hindi

Etymology

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

Prefix

उप- • (up-)

  1. subordinate
    उप- (up-) + ‎ग्रह (grah, “planet”) → ‎उपग्रह (upagrah, “moon, satellite”)
  2. lesser, vice-
    उप- (up-) + ‎राष्ट्रपति (rāṣṭrapti, “president”) → ‎उपराष्ट्रपति (uprāṣṭrapti, “vice president”)

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hindi_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA-'>Hindi words prefixed with उप-</a>

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *upa-, from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, below”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

उप- • (upa-)

  1. towards
  2. near, with
  3. under, below
  4. like, proximate
  5. subordinate
  6. brother to
  7. 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

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Sanskrit_words_prefixed_with_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA-'>Sanskrit words prefixed with उप-</a>

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 0194, 0195
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