उपाय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.pɑːj/, [ʊ.päːj]

Noun

उपाय • (upāy) m

1. means, method, way
2. remedy, solution

Declension

Declension of उपाय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उपाय upāy	उपाय upāy
oblique	उपाय upāy	उपायों upāyõ
vocative	उपाय upāy	उपायो upāyo

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [upäe]
• Phonetic Devanagari: उपाए

Noun

उपाय • (upāya)

1. way, method, means

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• upāya (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• উপায (Bengali script)
• උපාය (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပါယ or ဢုပႃယ (Burmese script)
• อุปาย or อุปายะ (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᩤᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປາຍ or ອຸປາຍະ or ອຸປາຢະ (Lao script)
• ឧបាយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

उपाय m

1. Devanagari script form of upāya

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဥပါယ် (u.pay)
• → Khmer: ឧបាយ (ʼubaay)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Compound of उप- (upa-) +‎ अय (aya, “going”).

Noun

उपाय • (upāya) m

1. method, means, way, approach
2. trick
3. remedy, solution

Descendants

• → Assamese: উপায় (upay)
• → Bengali: উপায় (upaẏ)
• → Pali: उपाय (upāya)
  • → Burmese: ဥပါယ် (u.pay)
  • → Khmer: ឧបាយ (ʼubaay)
• → Hindi: उपाय (upāy)
• → Nepali: उपाय (upāya)
• → Tocharian B: upāy