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Sanskrit
Etymology
See अपि (api). Cognate to English by- and Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
अपि- • (api-)
- expresses proximity, be-, by-
- अपि- (api-) + कर्ण (karṇa, “ear”) → अपिकर्ण (apikarṇa, “ears-region”)
Usage notes
This prefix becomes more infrequent in the later language and is mostly replaced by अभि- (abhi-).
Derived terms