उप

See also: उप-

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

उप • (úpa)

  1. therefore, moreover (RV., AV., ŚBr., PārGṛ.)

Preposition

उप • (úpa)

  1. towards
  2. near
  3. under, below
  4. at
  5. on, upon, above
  6. up to
  7. in
  8. at the time of
  9. with
  10. at the same time as
  11. according to

Usage notes

Definitions 1–3 take the accusative, 4–8 take the locative, 9–11 take the instrumental case.

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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