water Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.213; DN.ii.15 (˚assa dhārā gushes or showers of w.); Dhp.80 Dhp.145; Ja.i.212; Pv.i.5#7; Pp.31, Pp.32; Mil.318; Vv-a.20 (udake temanaṃ aggimhe tāpanaṃ); Dhp-a.i.289; Dhp-a.iii.176, Dhp-a.iii.256; Pv-a.39, Pv-a.70
■ Syn. ambu, ela, jala etc. The comp^n. form (-˚) is either ūdaka (āsanûdaka-dāyin Ja.iv.435) or -odaka (pādodaka water for the feet Pv-a.78) odaka occurs also in abs. form (q.v.), cp. also oka Bdgh.’s kaṃ = udakaṃ, tena dāritan: kandaran ti is a false etymology; DN-a.i.209.

• -aṇṇava water-flood MN.i.134.
• -āyatika a water-pipe Vin.ii.123.
• -āḷhaka a certain measure of water, an āḷhaka of w. SN.v.400; AN.ii.55 = AN.iii.337; Vv-a.155.
• -ūpama resembling water, like water AN.iv.11 (puggala).
• -ogāhana plunging into water Ja.iii.235.
• -ogha a water flood Vv-a.48.
• -orohaka descending into water, bathing; Name of a class of ascetics, lit. “bather” MN.i.281; SN.iv.312; AN.v.263.
• -orohaṇa plunging into water, taking a bath, bathing DN.i.167; SN.i.182; AN.i.296; AN.ii.206; Ja.iv.299; Pp.55
• -kalaha the “water dispute” Dhp-a.iii.256.
• -aṇṇava water-flood MN.i.134.
• -kicca libation of water, lit. water-performance; cleansing, washing DN.ii.15.
• -kīḷā sporting in the w. Ja.vi.420.
• -gahaṇasāṭaka bathing-gown Ja.v.477
• -ghaṭa a water pitcher Pv-a.66.
• -cāṭi a water jar Dhp-a.i.52.
• -ṭṭhāna a stand for water Vin.ii.120.
• -tumba a water vessel Ja.ii.441; DN-a.i.202; Dhp-a.ii.193.
• -telaka an oily preparation mixed with water Vin.ii.107.
• -dantapoṇa water for rinsing the mouth & tooth-cleaner Vin.iii.51; Vin.iv.90, Vin.iv.92, Vin.iv.233; Ja.iv.69.
• -daha a lake (of water DN.i.45.
• -doṇikā a water-tub or trough Vin.ii.220.
• -dhārā a shower of water Pts.i.125; Ja.iv.351.
• -niddhamana a water spout or drain Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.123; Dhp-a.ii.37.
• -nibbāhana an aquaduct Mil.295.
• -paṭiggaha receiving or accepting water Vin.ii.213.
• -patta a waterbowl Vin.ii.107; DN.i.80; SN.iii.105.
• -puñchanī a towel Vin.ii.122
• -posita fed or nourished by water Vv-a.173.
• -phusita a drop of water SN.ii.135.
• -bindu a drop of w. Iti.84 (variant reading for udabindu); Pv-a.99.
• -bubbula a w. bubble AN.iv.137 Vism.109, Vism.479 (in comp.).
• -bhasta devoid of water Thag-a.212 (for anodaka Thig.265).
• -maṇika a water-pot Vin.i.227; MN.i.354; AN.iii.27; Mil.28; Dhp-a.i.79.
• -mallaka a cup for w. AN.i.250.
• -rakkhasa a water-sprite Dhp-a.iii.74
• -rahada a lake (of w.) DN.i.74, DN.i.84; AN.i.9; AN.ii.105; AN.iii.25; Snp.467; Pp.47.
• -rūha a water plant Vv.35#6.
• -lekhā writing on w. AN.i.283 = Pp.32 (in simile ˚ûpama like writing on w.; cp. Pp-a.215).
• -vāra “waterturn”, i.e. fetching water Dhp-a.i.49.
• -vāraka bucket SN.ii.118
• -vāha a flow of water, flowing w. Ja.vi.162.
• -vāhaka rise or swelling (lit. carrying or pulling along (of water) overflowing, flood AN.i.178.
• -vāhana pulling up water Vin.ii.122 (˚rajju).
• -sadda sound of water Dhs.621
• -sarāvaka a saucer for w. Vin.ii.120.
• -sāṭaka = sāṭikā Ja.ii.13.
• -sāṭikā “water-cloak”, a bathing-mantle Vin.i.292; Vin.ii.272; Vin.iv.279 (= yāya nivatthā nhāyati C.); Dhp-a.ii.61 (T. ˚sāṭaka).
• -suddhika ablution with water (after passing urine) Vin.iv.262 (= mutta-karaṇassa dhovanā C.).

Vedic udaka, uda + ka (see uda²), of Idg. *ṷed, *ud, fuller form *eṷed (as in Sk. odatī, odman flood odana gruel, q.v.); cp. Sk. unatti, undati to water, udra = Av. udra = Ags. otor = E. otter (“water-animal”) Gr. υ ̔́δωρ water (“hydro”), υ ̔́δρα hydra (“water-animal”) Lat. unda wave; Goth. watō = Ohg. wazzar = E. water Obulg. voda water, vydra otter