upamā

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See also: upama

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀉𑀧𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
उपमा (Devanagari script)
উপমা (Bengali script)
උපමා (Sinhalese script)
ဥပမာ or ဢုပမႃ (Burmese script)
อุปมา or อุปะมา (Thai script)
ᩏᨷᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ອຸປມາ or ອຸປະມາ (Lao script)
ឧបមា (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उपमा (upamā).

Noun

upamā f

simile; parable; comparison

Declension

Declension table of "upamā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	upamā	upamāyo or upamā
Accusative (second)	upamaṃ	upamāyo or upamā
Instrumental (third)	upamāya	upamāhi or upamābhi
Dative (fourth)	upamāya	upamānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	upamāya	upamāhi or upamābhi
Genitive (sixth)	upamāya	upamānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	upamāya or upamāyaṃ	upamāsu
Vocative (calling)	upame	upamāyo or upamā

Descendants

→ Burmese: ဥပမာ (u.pa.ma)
→ Lao: ອຸບປະມາ (ʼup pa mā)
- → Lao: ອຸບປະມານ (ʼup pa mān)
- → Lao: ອຸບປະໄມ (ʼup pa mai)
→ Khmer: ឧបមេយ្យ (ʼŏbâméyy)
- → Khmer: ឧបមៃយ (ʼŏbâmeyyô)
→ Malay: umpama
- → Iban: sempama
- → Indonesian: umpama
→ Mon: ဥပမာ
→ Thai: อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa)
→ Thai: อุปไมย (ùp-bpà-mai)

Further reading

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “upamā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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