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udakarahade

udakarahada

masc acc pl of udakarahada (noun); masc loc sg of udakarahada (noun)

1. lake; deep pool of water; lit. water pool

Built from

• ud — prefix · up, out
  Directional prefix marking emergence or extension; cognate with English 'out'.
• ak — root · water
  From PIE *wed- 'wet'; cognate with Latin aqua and English water. The root's core sense of liquidity and flow is preserved.
• a — ending · nominalizing
  Nominative stem marker converting the root into a countable noun.
• rahad — stem · pool, basin
  Of uncertain origin; possibly connected to √hṛ 'hold, grasp', suggesting a receptacle or contained space, but etymology is not established with confidence.
• a — ending · nominalizing
  Nominative stem marker.
• e — ending · acc pl / loc sg
  Accusative plural or locative singular ending marking the inflection shown in the grammar field.

Analysis. udaka 'water' + rahada 'pool'; compound denoting a large body of water, often used in place names and descriptive passages in the suttas.

Etymology. udaka < ud- 'up, out' + √ap 'water' (cognate with Latin aqua, English water from PIE *wed- 'wet'; the ud- prefix here is merely directional, preserving the root's basic sense); rahada is of uncertain etymology, possibly related to √hṛ 'grasp, seize', suggesting a 'held' or 'contained' expanse of water, but the connection is not certain.

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

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