upang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• upan

Etymology

From upa +‎ -ng, the root of which is from Sanskrit उप (upa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔupaŋ/ [ˈʔu.pɐŋ]

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• Rhymes: -upaŋ
• Syllabification: u‧pang

Conjunction

upang (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜅ᜔)

1. so that; in order that

   Synonyms: para, nang, nang sa gayo'y, upandin

   Tumakbo ako upang makaabot sa kanila.

   I ran in order to catch up with them.

Further reading

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 300