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ubbhidodako

ubbhidodaka

masc nom sg of ubbhidodaka (adj)

1. with water welling up; with spring water; lit. water breaking up

Built from

• ud — prefix · up, out
  Motion upward and outward; cognate with English 'out', German 'aus'.
• bhida — stem · breaking, breaking forth
  From √bhid (to break, split, cleave); the stem ubbhida is the past participle or action noun, meaning water that has broken forth or is breaking up.
• odaka — root · water
  From √od/√ud (to flow, to water); cognate with Latin unda (wave, water) and Sanskrit udaka. The root sense is fluidity and flowing.

Analysis. ubbhida + odaka: ubbhida (water breaking forth, welling up) + odaka (water). The compound describes water that is itself breaking up or welling up from the earth.

Etymology. ubbhida from ud (up, out) + √bhid (to break, split): water that breaks upward. odaka from √od/√ud (to flow, water), cognate with Latin unda (wave, water).

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

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