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): /ɐ́.pɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.pɐ/

Prefix

अप- • (ápa)

1. away, off, back
2. down

Antonyms

• (away): उप (úpa), अनु (ánu), सम् (sám), प्र (prá)
• (down): उद् (úd)