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water

Pronunciation: /ˈvɑːtər/

“water” is an Afrikaans word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. water
  2. any artificial fluid similar to water
  3. urine
  4. any body of water, such as a river or a lake
  5. a disease where water is accumulated; hydrops
  6. a large quantity of water; inundation

verb

  1. to urinate
  2. to secrete liquid

Etymology

From Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Old Dutch watar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

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