उपास

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘢𑘰𑘭 (upāsa, fast), from Sanskrit उपवास (upavāsa, fast). Doublet of उपवास (upvās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.pas/
  • Hyphenation: उ‧पास
  • Rhymes: -as

Noun

उपास • (upāsm

  1. fast; the act of fasting; abstention from food
    Synonyms: उपवास (upvās), व्रत (vrat)

Declension

Declension of उपास (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
उपास
upās
direct
plural
उपास
upās
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
उपास
upās
उपास
upās
oblique
सामान्यरूप
उपासा
upāsā
उपासां-
upāsān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
उपासाला
upāsālā
उपासांना
upāsānnā
ergative उपासाने, उपासानं
upāsāne, upāsāna
उपासांनी
upāsānnī
instrumental उपासाशी
upāsāśī
उपासांशी
upāsānśī
locative
सप्तमी
उपासात
upāsāt
उपासांत
upāsāt
vocative
संबोधन
उपासा
upāsā
उपासांनो
upāsānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of उपास (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
उपासाचा
upāsāċā
उपासाचे
upāsāċe
उपासाची
upāsācī
उपासाच्या
upāsācā
उपासाचे, उपासाचं
upāsāċe, upāsāċa
उपासाची
upāsācī
उपासाच्या
upāsācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
उपासांचा
upāsānċā
उपासांचे
upāsānċe
उपासांची
upāsāñcī
उपासांच्या
upāsāncā
उपासांचे, उपासांचं
upāsānċe, upāsānċa
उपासांची
upāsāñcī
उपासांच्या
upāsāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उपास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उपास”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press