Upanikkhepa [from upa + nis + kṣip] "putting near", depositing; 1. applied to the course of memory, association of ideas Miln 78, 80; cf. °nikkhepana S II 276. 2. deposit, pledge Ja VI 192, 193 (= upajūta).
(masc, masc) putting down, depositing near Construction: upa + ni + √khip > khep + *a