उपन्यास
Bhojpuri
Noun
उपन्यास (upanyās) ? (Kaithi 𑂇𑂣𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂮)
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उपन्यास (upanyāsa, “placing near to, bringing forward, statement”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.pən.jɑːs/, [ʊ.pɐ̃ɲ.jäːs]
Noun
उपन्यास • (upanyās) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | उपन्यास upanyās |
उपन्यास upanyās |
| oblique | उपन्यास upanyās |
उपन्यासों upanyāsõ |
| vocative | उपन्यास upanyās |
उपन्यासो upanyāso |
Derived terms
- उपन्यासकार (upanyāskār)
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [upʌnːjäs]
- Phonetic Devanagari: उपन्न्यास्
Noun
उपन्यास • (upanyās)
- novel (work of fiction)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- উপন্যাস (Assamese script)
- ᬉᬧᬦ᭄ᬬᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
- উপন্যাস (Bengali script)
- 𑰄𑰢𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀉𑀧𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- ဥပနျာသ (Burmese script)
- ઉપન્યાસ (Gujarati script)
- ਉਪਨ੍ਯਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
- ꦈꦥꦤꦾꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
- 𑂇𑂣𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
- ಉಪನ್ಯಾಸ (Kannada script)
- ឧបន្យាស (Khmer script)
- ອຸປນ຺ຍາສ (Lao script)
- ഉപന്യാസ (Malayalam script)
- ᡠᢒᠠᠨᠶᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘄𑘢𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
- ᠤᢒᠠᠨᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦤𑧂𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐄𑐥𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
- ଉପନ୍ଯାସ (Odia script)
- ꢆꢦꢥ꣄ꢫꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆇𑆥𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
- 𑖄𑖢𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
- උපන්යාස (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩒𑩰𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚄𑚞𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
- உபந்யாஸ (Tamil script)
- ఉపన్యాస (Telugu script)
- อุปนฺยาส (Thai script)
- ཨུ་པ་ནྱཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
- 𑒅𑒣𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨃𑨞𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Noun
उपन्यास • (upanyāsa) stem, m
- putting down, placing near to, juxta-position
- bringing or procuring (requisites)
- bringing forward, speaking of, mention
- statement, suggestion, hint
- quotation, reference
- pretext
- proof, reason
- a particular kind of treaty or alliance
- (drama) propitiation, gratifying
- a deposit, pledge, pawn
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | उपन्यासः (upanyāsaḥ) | उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹) |
उपन्यासाः (upanyāsāḥ) उपन्यासासः¹ (upanyāsāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | उपन्यासम् (upanyāsam) | उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹) |
उपन्यासान् (upanyāsān) |
| instrumental | उपन्यासेन (upanyāsena) | उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām) | उपन्यासैः (upanyāsaiḥ) उपन्यासेभिः¹ (upanyāsebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | उपन्यासाय (upanyāsāya) | उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām) | उपन्यासेभ्यः (upanyāsebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | उपन्यासात् (upanyāsāt) | उपन्यासाभ्याम् (upanyāsābhyām) | उपन्यासेभ्यः (upanyāsebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | उपन्यासस्य (upanyāsasya) | उपन्यासयोः (upanyāsayoḥ) | उपन्यासानाम् (upanyāsānām) |
| locative | उपन्यासे (upanyāse) | उपन्यासयोः (upanyāsayoḥ) | उपन्यासेषु (upanyāseṣu) |
| vocative | उपन्यास (upanyāsa) | उपन्यासौ (upanyāsau) उपन्यासा¹ (upanyāsā¹) |
उपन्यासाः (upanyāsāḥ) उपन्यासासः¹ (upanyāsāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “उपन्यास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 201/2.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “उपन्यास”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “upanyāsa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.