ogho

ogha

masc nom sg of ogha (noun)

(of water) flood; deluge; torrent
(of defilements) deluge; inundation; torrent

Built from

o — prefix · down, away
Variant of ava-, expressing downward motion and flow; here contributing the sense of torrential descent.
gha — root · carry, flow
Related to Sanskrit vaha- from √vah "to carry, convey"; same root as English "wave" and German "Woge" (billow), ultimately from Indo-European *weǵh-.

Etymology. From √vah "to carry, flow" (Sanskrit vaha-), with prefix *o- (variant of ava- "down") giving the sense of "flowing down"; cognate with English "wave" and German "Woge" (billow), all from Indo-European *weǵh- "to move, carry". The word pictures water in downward motion—torrential force.

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

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