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vācāya

vāca

fem instr sg of vāca (adj); masc dat sg of vāca (adj); fem dat sg of vāca (adj); nt dat sg of vāca (adj); …

1. vāca (adj): talking; speaking; of speech
2. vācā (fem): speech; words; statement; talk
3. vācā (fem): line of verse; sentence
4. vācāya (ind): verbally; out loud; lit. by speaking

Etymology. √vac > vāc + *ā + a; from √vac 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vādin [vac]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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