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vācaṁ

vāc (vāca, f.)

accusative singular feminine of vāc; also spelled vācaṁ

  1. speech, words
  2. tongue
  3. language, discourse

Analysis. Simple word; no compound or sandhi breakdown needed.

Etymology. √vāc (to speak): cognate with Latin vox (voice), English vowel; Proto-Indo-European *wekwes- (to speak, say). The root captures the concrete act of utterance.

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

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