accusative singular masculine of vāda
Etymology. From √vad 'to speak' (English word, German wort; Latin vōx). The noun vāda denotes what is spoken forth—a teaching or proposition asserted in debate. In the canon, often opposed to aññehi vādehī, 'other doctrines', and used for the Buddha's or rivals' systematized views.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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