Meaning of 淀 in Japanese

Definition of 淀

よどみ(yodomi) 【淀み ·淀 ·澱み ·澱】

よど(yodo) 【澱 ·淀】

よどむ(yodomu) 【澱む ·淀む】

(v5m, vi) to stagnate; to be stagnant; to settle; to deposit; to be sedimented; to be precipitated; to hesitate; to be sluggish; to stammer; to stumble; to falter
僕らの周囲で水はよどんでいた。
The water was dead around us.

よどがわ(yodogawa) 【淀川】

いいよどむ(iiyodomu) 【言い淀む ·言淀む】

よどぼけ(yodoboke) 【淀木瓜】