Rupa
/ˈruː.pə/noun
A Sanskrit word meaning form, shape, or appearance.
Did you know?In Buddhist and Hindu traditions, *rūpa* is a major philosophical term for the material or visible aspect of existence, especially in the mind-body analysis of reality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reup- / *reubʰ-
“to tear, break, or make rough”
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*rūpá-
“form, appearance”
Sanskrit
Skt
rūpa
“shape, form, beauty, appearance”
Prakrit / Middle Indo-Aryan
MIA
rūva / rūpa
“form, appearance”
Modern English
English
rupa
“used mainly as a transliterated Sanskrit term for form or appearance”