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Bengali
Etymology
From Sanskrit उप- (upa-), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“under, below”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
উপ- • (upo-)
- under, below, subordinate, deputy; sub-, under-, vice-
- উপ- (up-) + জেলা (jela, “district”) → উপজেলা (upojela, “subdistrict, upazila”)
- উপ- (up-) + পরিচালক (poricalok, “director”) → উপপরিচালক (upoporicalok, “vice-director”)
- lesser, near, like, proximate
- উপ- (up-) + সাগর (śagor, “sea”) → উপসাগর (upośagor, “bay, gulf”)
- উপ- (up-) + জাতি (jati, “nation”) → উপজাতি (upojati, “tribe”)
- উপ- (up-) + গ্রহ (groho, “planet”) → উপগ্রহ (upogroho, “satellite”)
Usage notes
Definitions 4–7 are used exclusively with nouns.
Occasionally used with an implied verb, or placed after the verb rather than prefixing it.
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