Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From upa +‎ -ng, the root of which is from Sanskrit उप (upa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔupaŋ/ [ˈʔuː.pɐŋ]
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  • Rhymes: -upaŋ
  • Syllabification: u‧pang

Conjunction

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upang (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜅ᜔)

  1. so that; in order that
    Synonyms: para, nang, nang sa gayo'y, upandin
    Tumakbo ako upang makaabot sa kanila.
    I ran in order to catch up with them.

Further reading

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 300

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