Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rupa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: ru-pa
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

form, shape, outward appearance.

Uncountable

name

A female given name.

Example Sentences

"The suit was filed by Rupa Marya, an internal medicine physician and professor at UCSF, identified as an expert in decolonial theory. Marya was placed on leave in September 2024 and had her clinical privileges briefly suspended by the UCSF executive medical board following comments she made on X that questioned the impacts of Zionism as “a supremacist, racist ideology” on healthcare."

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप (rūpá, “form, shape, figure”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: रूप

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

skandha

Questions

What does rupa mean?: form, shape, outward appearance.
Where does rupa come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce rupa

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