Mīḷha [pp. of mih, Vedic mehati to excrete water, i. e. urine, only with ref. to the liquid; Sk. mīḍha=Lat. mictus, pp. of mingo, to urinate. Cp. Av. maēƶaiti to urinate, meƶ urine; Gr. o)mixei_n & o)/mixma id.; Ags. mīgan to ur.; in Ohg. mist & Ags. miox the notion refers more to the solid excrement, as in Pāli. -- A related root *meigh to shed water is found in megha, cloud (watershedder), q. v. for further cognates] excrement M i.454 =iii.236 (˚sukhaŋ vile pleasure); Aiii.241, 242; Th 1, 1152; J ii.11; vi.112; Vv 5211 (with ref. to the gūthaniraya); Pv iii.45 (=gūtha PvA 194); DhA ii.53 (˚ŋ khādituŋ).

 -- kūpa pit of excr., cesspool Pgdp 22.