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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎠𐎱 (apa, “away”), Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀 (apa), Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀢 (a-pu), Latin ab (“from”), Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), Proto-Slavic *po.
Pronunciation
Prefix
अप- • (apá-)
- away, off, back
- down
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “away”): उप- (úpa-), अनु- (ánu-), सम्- (sam-), प्र- (prá-)
- (antonym(s) of “down”): उद्- (úd-)
Derived terms