अप-

See also: अप्, अपि, and अपी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hapá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hapá, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎠𐎱 (apa, “away”), Avestan 𐬀𐬞𐬀 (apa), Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀢 (a-pu), Latin ab (“from”), Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), Proto-Slavic *po.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.pɐ/

Prefix

अप- • (apá-)

1. away, off, back
2. down

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "away"): उप- (úpa-), अनु- (ánu-), सम्- (sam-), प्र- (prá-)
• (antonym(s) of "down"): उद्- (úd-)

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with अप-