उपकार

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपकार (upakāra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊp.kɑːɾ/,

Noun

उपकार (upkārm (Urdu spelling اُپکار)

  1. good deed, favor, charity

Declension

Derived terms

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

उपकार m

  1. Devanagari script form of upakāra (“help”)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From उप- (upa-, towards) +‎ कार (kāra, act, action).

Pronunciation

Noun

उपकार (upakāra) stemm

  1. help, assistance
  2. benefit, service, favour, use, advantage
  3. preparation, ornament, decoration, embellishment (as a gate with garlands)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उपकार (upakāra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative उपकारः
upakāraḥ
उपकारौ / उपकारा¹
upakārau / upakārā¹
उपकाराः / उपकारासः¹
upakārāḥ / upakārāsaḥ¹
Vocative उपकार
upakāra
उपकारौ / उपकारा¹
upakārau / upakārā¹
उपकाराः / उपकारासः¹
upakārāḥ / upakārāsaḥ¹
Accusative उपकारम्
upakāram
उपकारौ / उपकारा¹
upakārau / upakārā¹
उपकारान्
upakārān
Instrumental उपकारेण
upakāreṇa
उपकाराभ्याम्
upakārābhyām
उपकारैः / उपकारेभिः¹
upakāraiḥ / upakārebhiḥ¹
Dative उपकाराय
upakārāya
उपकाराभ्याम्
upakārābhyām
उपकारेभ्यः
upakārebhyaḥ
Ablative उपकारात्
upakārāt
उपकाराभ्याम्
upakārābhyām
उपकारेभ्यः
upakārebhyaḥ
Genitive उपकारस्य
upakārasya
उपकारयोः
upakārayoḥ
उपकाराणाम्
upakārāṇām
Locative उपकारे
upakāre
उपकारयोः
upakārayoḥ
उपकारेषु
upakāreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: उपकार (upkār)
  • Pali: upakāra