उदन्

See also: उदान

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the oblique stem of Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥ (the nominative splitting off into the synonym वार् (vār)), from Proto-Indo-European *wód-r̥ ~ *ud-né-s, from *wódr̥ (water). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, water), Latin unda, Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 (wa-a-tar), Old Church Slavonic вода (voda), Old English wæter (whence English water). See also उदक (udaka).

Pronunciation

Noun

उदन् • (udán) stem, n

  1. water
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.65.4:
      आ नो मित्रावरुणा हव्यजुष्टिं घृतैर्गव्यूतिमुक्षतमिळाभिः ।
      प्रति वामत्र वरमा जनाय पृणीतम्उद्नो दिव्यस्य चारोः ॥
      ā no mitrāvaruṇā havyajuṣṭiṃ ghṛtairgavyūtimukṣatamiḷābhiḥ.
      prati vāmatra varamā janāya pṛṇītamudno divyasya cāroḥ.
      Come, taste our offering, Varuṇa and Mitra: bedew our pasture with sweet food and fatness.
      Pour down in plenty here upon the people the choicest of your fair celestial water.
  2. wave

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: اودُر (ōdur, wet)

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