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āpo

āpas

masc nom sg of āpas (noun); masc acc sg of āpas (noun)

1. water; liquid

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• āp- — root · water
  Ancient root denoting water as substance and element. Appears in compounds like āpodhātu 'water element' in the Abhidhamma.
• -as — ending · nominative/accusative singular
  Masculine singular nominative and accusative ending in Pali, marking the base form or direct object.

Etymology. From √ap 'water' (Sanskrit ap-, apas; Indo-European *h₂ep- 'water'). The nominative singular āpo/āpas is the base form of this ancient noun for one of the four great elements (earth, water, fire, wind). Cognate with Latin aqua, Greek hydōr (through metathesis), and English 'eau' (French).

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

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