Lemizh / English dictionary
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oRwxàf.
to make poodles (also the constellation Canis Major; see appendix, Constellations)
Poodles make a sound rather like this.
Etymology
< NLem oRw‑xaf‑a, compound of
NLem oRw‑a ‘hound’
< LMLem, MLem oRw‑yr
< Ghe oxfˇ‑ə̄ /ɔʁβɯː/ ‘dog’, an onomatopoeia
—and—
NLem xaf‑a ‘water’
< LMLem, MLem xaf‑yr
< OLem xaf‑ ‘water, stream’
< PLem *xaf‑ ‘water’ [animate], ‘stream’
< PIE *h₂ép‑s
The poodle is named ‘water-hound’ for its qualities in waterfowl hunting. (Compare the English name, which is related to puddle.)
Cognates
Ved ā́p ‘water’, Ir abhainn ‘river’