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vadehi

vada

masc instr pl of vada (adj); nt instr pl of vada (adj); masc abl pl of vada (adj); nt abl pl of vada (adj); …

1. vada (adj): speaking; who talks
2. vada (root): (gram) √vad (say, speak)
3. vadeti (pr): calls; describes (as)
4. vadeti (pr): makes sound; lit. cause to speak
5. vadeti (pr): says; speaks

Etymology. √vad + a; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vada [vad]

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

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