Pāli Dictionary

upamā

upaprefixmārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

mā5mesurer

Synonyms

desanā

general

  • comparaison; similitude; parabole; exemple

  • simile; comparison; similarity; parable; example

  • (adjectif) similaire; semblable; comparable

  • (as adjective) similar; like; comparable; employing a simile

upama

approximate

upaprefixmārootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mā5mesurer

Synonyms

paṭibhāga, sannibha, nibha, upanibha

Antonyms

anopama

general

  • semblable à; similaire; comme

  • similar to; like; having the qualities of (usually in compounds)

  • Dhp 40

    kumbha-upamaṃ kāyam'imaṃ viditvā, nagara-upamaṃ cittam'idaṃ ṭhapetvā. yodhetha māraṃ paññ'āvudhena, jitañ'ca rakkhe anivesano siyā.

  • SN 22.95

    pheṇapiṇḍa-upamaṃ rūpaṃ, vedanā bubbuḷa-upamā, marīcikā-upamā saññā, saṅkhārā kadali-upamā, māyā-upamañ'ca viññāṇaṃ, desit'ādiccabandhunā.

  • employant une similitude; utilisant un exemple; comparable

  • employing a simile; using an example; comparable

  • similitude; comparaison; parallèle (comme nom upamā)

  • simile; comparison; parallel; similarity (as noun upamā)

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