उपमा

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• upamā (Latin script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• উপমা (Bengali script)
• උපමා (Sinhalese script)
• ဥပမာ or ဢုပမႃ (Burmese script)
• อุปมา or อุปะมา (Thai script)
• ᩏᨷᨾᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຸປມາ or ອຸປະມາ (Lao script)
• ឧបមា (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄟𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

उपमा f

1. Devanagari script form of upamā

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• উপমা (Assamese script)
• ᬉᬧᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• উপমা (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰢𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀧𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဥပမာ (Burmese script)
• ઉપમા (Gujarati script)
• ਉਪਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌉𑌪𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦥꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂇𑂣𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಉಪಮಾ (Kannada script)
• ឧបមា (Khmer script)
• ອຸປມາ (Lao script)
• ഉപമാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᢒᠠᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘄𑘢𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠤᢒᠠᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦤𑧂𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐄𑐥𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଉପମା (Odia script)
• ꢆꢦꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆥𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖢𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• උපමා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚄𑚞𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
• உபமா (Tamil script)
• ఉపమా (Telugu script)
• อุปมา (Thai script)
• ཨུ་པ་མཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒣𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

उपमा • (upamā) stem, f

1. similarity, resemblance
2. simile, comparison

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಉಪಮೆ (upame)
• → Malayalam: ഉപമ (upama)
• Pali: upamā
  • → Burmese: ဥပမာ (u.pa.ma)
  • → Lao: ອຸບປະມາ (ʼup pa mā)
    • → Lao: ອຸບປະມານ (ʼup pa mān)
    • → Lao: ອຸບປະໄມ (ʼup pa mai)
  • → Khmer: ឧបមេយ្យ (ʼŏbâméyy)
    • → Khmer: ឧបមៃយ (ʼŏbâmeyyô)
  • → Malay: umpama
    • → Iban: sempama
    • → Indonesian: umpama
  • → Mon: ဥပမာ
  • → Thai: อุปมา (ùp-bpà-maa)
  • → Thai: อุปไมย (ùp-bpà-mai)
• → Tamil: உவமை (uvamai)
• → Telugu: ఉపమానం (upamānaṁ)

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “upamā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.