उदन्

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See also: उदान

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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) stemn

  1. water
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.65.4:
      आ नो॑ मित्रावरुणा ह॒व्यजु॑ष्टिं घृ॒तैर्गव्यू॑तिमुक्षत॒मिळा॑भिः ।
      प्रति॑ वा॒मत्र॒ वर॒मा जना॑य पृणी॒तम्उ॒द्नो दि॒व्यस्य॒ चारो॑: ॥
      ā́ no mitrāvaruṇā havyájuṣṭiṃ ghṛtaírgávyūtimukṣatamíḷābhiḥ.
      práti vāmátra váramā́ jánāya pṛṇītámudnó divyásya cā́ro:.
      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

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of उदन् (udán)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative उद
udá
उद्नी / उदनी
udnī́ / udánī
उदानि / उद¹ / उदा¹
udā́ni / udá¹ / udā́¹
Vocative उदन् / उद
údan / úda
उद्नी / उदनी
údnī / údanī
उदानि / उद¹ / उदा¹
údāni / úda¹ / údā¹
Accusative उद
udá
उद्नी / उदनी
udnī́ / udánī
उदानि / उद¹ / उदा¹
udā́ni / udá¹ / udā́¹
Instrumental उद्ना
udnā́
उदभ्याम्
udábhyām
उदभिः
udábhiḥ
Dative उद्ने
udné
उदभ्याम्
udábhyām
उदभ्यः
udábhyaḥ
Ablative उद्नः
udnáḥ
उदभ्याम्
udábhyām
उदभ्यः
udábhyaḥ
Genitive उद्नः
udnáḥ
उद्नोः
udnóḥ
उद्नाम्
udnā́m
Locative उद्नि / उदनि / उदन्¹
udní / udáni / udán¹
उद्नोः
udnóḥ
उदसु
udásu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

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

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