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kunnadiyo

kunnadī

fem nom pl of kunnadī (noun); fem acc pl of kunnadī (noun); fem voc pl of kunnadī (noun)

1. stream; rivulet

Built from

• kun — root · flow
  Related to Sanskrit kud-, implying swift movement or rushing. The root appears in words denoting streams and running water.
• nadī — stem · river, stream
  From √nad 'to sound, flow'. The -ī ending marks the feminine stem; nadī is the standard word for river or watercourse in Pali.

Etymology. From √kud 'to flow' (cognate with Sanskrit kud-, Greek kydos 'glory, renown' as the rushing force). The suffix -nadī denotes flowing water (nadi 'river', from √nad 'to sound, flow').

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

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