upamā

== Pali == === Alternative scripts === === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit उपमा (upamā). === Noun === upamā f simile; parable; comparison ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → 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) === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “upamā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead