upama 1 · upama 2
Upama (adjective) [comparative-superlative formation from upa, cf. Latin summus from °(s)ub-mo] — "coming quite or nearly up to", i.e. like, similar, equal D I 239 (andha-veṇ°); M I 432 (taruṇ° a young looking fellow); A IV 11 udak° puggala a man like water); Pv I 1 1 (khett° like a well cultivated field; = sadisa Pv-a 7); Pv-a 2, 8 etc. — Note: ūpama metri causā see ū° and cf. opamma and upamā.
2. upama mfn. ifc. for 3. upa-mA , q.v.
【形】 (在【合】中) 同樣的，相似的，有…的質量。
upama a. Ved. 1 Highest, uppermost. 2 Most excellent, best, eminent, first. 3 Nearest.
(adj, adj, in comps, from upameti) similar to; like like, similar, having the qualities of [lit.] measuring near Construction: upa + √mā + a
(adj, adj, in comps, from upameti) employing a simile; using an example; with an illustration like, similar, having the qualities of [lit.] measuring near Construction: upa + √mā + a