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vāti

pr 3rd sg of vāti (verb)

1. va (letter): (gram) letter v; 37th letter of the alphabet; dento-labial semi-vowel
2. vā (ind): or; either or
3. vā (ind): (gram) or; in some cases; not always; alternatively; optionally
4. vā (ind): exact; very; precise
5. vāti (pr): blows (among); wafts (to); diffuses (among)
6. vāti (sandhi): or'
7. vā (ind): and; as well as

Analysis. vā + iti

Etymology. vā + ti; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit vāti [vā]

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

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