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vāti
pr 3rd sg of vāti (verb)
- va (letter): (gram) letter v; 37th letter of the alphabet; dento-labial semi-vowel
- vā (ind): or; either or
- vā (ind): (gram) or; in some cases; not always; alternatively; optionally
- vā (ind): exact; very; precise
- vāti (pr): blows (among); wafts (to); diffuses (among)
- vāti (sandhi): or'
- vā (ind): and; as well as
Built from
- vā — root · blow, waft
The root originally refers to air movement, wind, or the breath blown forth. Cognate with Latin ventus and English wind, both from the same Indo-European *we-.
- ti — ending · 3rd sg pres
The thematic third-person singular present indicative ending, found across Pali verb conjugations.
Analysis. vā + iti
Etymology. √vā- (to blow, to blow away) is cognate with Latin ventus (wind) and English wind; the root belongs to Indo-European *we- (to blow, move), also seen in Sanskrit vāyus (wind, air) and Greek aemi (I blow).