water

Afrikaans

/ˈvɑːtər/

noun
Definitions
  • water
  • any artificial fluid similar to water
  • (colloquial) urine
  • any body of water, such as a river or a lake
  • a disease where water is accumulated; hydrops
  • (in the plural) a large quantity of water; inundation

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish water (water) inherited from Proto-Germanic *watōr (water) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (water).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wódr̥

Gloss

water

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

水

Emoji
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