Re: water (was:re:sounds like...)

Herman Miller wrote:
> Actually, I think "aqua" is a pretty good word for "water". Better than
> many of my own words for "water" (Olaetyan "itrya", Alzetjan "djelna",
> Cispa "tipsic", Jarrda "pean", etc.)
>
> I really don't have any idea why words like "aqua" and "shui" sound more
> watery to me than, say, "tubig" or "hudor", but they do.
I also like aqua and shui. Hebrew mayim is nice too, but doesn't sound
that much like the concept of water. And Japanese mizu I like a lot :D

What language is "tubig"?