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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From upa + -ng, the root of which is from Sanskrit उप (upa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔupaŋ/,
- Hyphenation: u‧pang
Conjunction
upang (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜅ᜔)
- so that; in order that
- Synonyms: para, nang, nang sa gayo'y, upandin
Tumakbo ako upang makaabot sa kanila.- I ran in order to catch up with them.
Further reading
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 300