upādāya

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀤𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
उपादाय (Devanagari script)
উপাদায (Bengali script)
උපාදාය (Sinhalese script)
ဥပါဒာယ or ဢုပႃၻႃယ (Burmese script)
อุปาทาย or อุปาทายะ (Thai script)
ᩏᨷᩤᨴᩣᨿ (Tai Tham script)
ອຸປາທາຍ or ອຸປາທາຍະ or ອຸປາທາຢະ (Lao script)
ឧបាទាយ (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄘𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology edit

Formally upa- +‎ ā- +‎ dā +‎ -ya, the absolutive of *upādāyati or *upādadāyati, but the verb only exists in the passive form upādiyati, which has active meaning. This absolutive then serves as a preposition.

Verb edit

upādāya

absolutive of upādiyati (“take up”)

Adverb edit

out of, as, for
compared with, according to

Usage notes edit

Befitting its verbal origin, this preposition takes the accusative case.

Derived terms edit

upādā