उप

See also: उप-

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ú.pɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.pɐ/

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

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