upāya

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • उपाय (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit उपाय (upāya).

Noun

upāya m

  1. way
  2. means
  3. resource

Declension
Declension table of "upāya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)upāyoupāyā
Accusative (second)upāyaṃupāye
Instrumental (third)upāyenaupāyehi or upāyebhi
Dative (fourth)upāyassa or upāyāya or upāyatthaṃupāyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)upāyasmā or upāyamhā or upāyāupāyehi or upāyebhi
Genitive (sixth)upāyassaupāyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)upāyasmiṃ or upāyamhi or upāyeupāyesu
Vocative (calling)upāyaupāyā

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဥပါယ် (u.pay) (learned)
  • → Khmer: ឧបាយ (ʼubaay)
  • → Lao: ອຸບາຍ (ʼu bāi)
  • → Thai: อุบาย (ù-baai)

Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “upāya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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