Plash
/plæʃ/noun
A splash or a light splashing sound; also, to splash lightly.
Did you know?“Plash” is an old imitative word, and English has used sound-made words like this for centuries to capture the exact texture of water moving, striking, and breaking.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
ME
plashen
“to splash or dabble in water”
15th Century
English
plash
“a splash or splashing sound”
Old French
OF
plaisser
“to splash or dabble”
Late Latin
LL
*plapsare
“to slap or splash repeatedly”
Modern English
English
plash
“a light splash or splashing sound”