ambu

substantif (neutre) : eau

déclinaison : thème en -u
étymologie : skt. ambu ; lat. imber (“forte pluie”)

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede

ambu (nt.) [Vedic ambu & ambhas = Gr. ;o)/mbros, Lat. imber rain; cp. also Sk. abhra rain – cloud & Gr. ;a)fro/s scum: see P. abbha] water J v.6; Nd1 202 (a. vuccati udakaŋ); Dāvs ii.16. – Cp. ambha. – cārin “living in the water”, a fish Sn 62 (= maccha Nd2 91). – sevāla a water – plant Th 1, 113.

Dictionnaire Héritage du Sanscrit, Inria, Gérard Huet (dir.)

ambu var. ambhas [abhra] n. eau.