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uda

nt voc sg of uda (noun)

  1. either; or
  2. water
  3. amniotic fluid; lit. water

Etymology. From Indo-European *wed- 'water', cognate with Sanskrit udaka, Latin unda 'wave', Greek hydōr 'water', English wet. The root appears in Germanic *wata- (English water) and Slavic voda. The sense 'amniotic fluid' is a natural extension of the primary meaning.

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

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