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 upgrah, upagrah	उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah
oblique	उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah	उपग्रहों upgrahõ, upagrahõ
vocative	उपग्रह upgrah, upagrah	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