rupa

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noun

form, shape, outward appearance.

OriginSanskrit रूप →
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Meanings

rupa1

nounrupa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBuddhismform, shape, outward appearance.

Rupa2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
    1 more example

    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.

    2025 June 7, Edward Helmore, “Professor sues University of California for suspension over comments about Israel’s war in Gaza”, in The Guardian

Origin

rupa · noun

  1. Sanskritरूप“form, shape, figure”
  2. Englishrupa

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

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Rupa · proper noun

  1. Sanskritरूपा
  2. EnglishRupa

Borrowed from Sanskrit रूपा (rūpā).

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Translations

Hindi रूपा
  • रूपा (rūpā)female given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rupa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupa

MLA

“rupa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rupa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rupa.

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