उपग्रह

Hindi

Etymology

Compound of उप- (up-, “below”) +‎ ग्रह (grah, “planet”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊp.ɡɾəɦ/, [ʊp.ɡɾɛʱ], /ʊ.pəɡ.ɾəɦ/, [ʊ.pɐɡ.ɾɛʱ]

Noun

उपग्रह • (upgrah or upagrah) m

1. satellite
2. planetoid
3. asteroid

Declension

Declension of उपग्रह (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपग्रह, उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah	उपग्रह, उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah
oblique	उपग्रह, उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah	उपग्रहों, उपग्रहों upgrahõ, upagrahõ
vocative	उपग्रह, उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah	उपग्रहो, उपग्रहो upgraho, upagraho

Derived terms

• कृत्रिम उपग्रह (kŕtrim upagrah)
• प्राकृतिक उपग्रह (prākŕtik upagrah)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उपग्रह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 126