一切經音義 29.93

29.93

沃壤（上烏酷反賈注國語沃美也廣雅漬也古今正字從水夭聲下穰掌反孔注尚書云無塊曰壤鄭注周禮云壤土也言其壤壤和緩之皃說文柔土也從土襄聲襄音湘）。

Fertile soil (沃壤): The upper character has the fanqie *wū* + *kù* (沃). Jia [Kui]'s commentary on the *Guoyu* says: '*Wò* means rich.' The *Guangya* says: 'To soak.' The *Gu-jin zhengzi* derives it from 水 with 夭 as phonetic. The lower character has the fanqie *ráng* + *zhǎng* (壤). Kong [Anguo]'s commentary on the *Book of Documents* says: 'Soil without clods is called *rǎng*.' Zheng [Xuan]'s commentary on the *Zhouli* says: '*Rǎng* is earth, speaking of its soft and mellow state.' The *Shuowen [jiezi]* says: 'Soft earth. Derived from 土 with 襄 as phonetic; 襄 is pronounced *xiāng*.'