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udakarahadaṁ

udakarahada

accusative singular of udakarahada (noun, masculine)

  1. pool of water
  2. pond
  3. reservoir

Analysis. udaka (water) + rahada (pool, lake); a compound denoting a body of water.

Etymology. udaka from √vad- "speak, flow"; rahada perhaps from Sanskrit sarabhasa or a regional word for water-body. The compound is descriptive rather than etymologically deep.

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

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