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vādo

vāda

masc nom sg of vāda (adj); masc nom sg of vāda (noun)

1. holding a belief; having a doctrine
2. speech; statement; assertion; what is said
3. debate; argument; disputation
4. saying; mentioning
5. declaration; statement; assertion; claim
6. doctrine; religious belief; belief system

Etymology. √vad > vād + *a; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vāda [vad]

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

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