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upanissāya

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1. depending (on); based (on); supported (by); lit. nearby support
2. nearby; near (to); lit. nearby support

Etymology. upa + ni + √si > sāy + *ya; from √si 'depend on, associate with'; Sanskrit upaniśrāya [upaniśri]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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