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vajjāni

vajja

nt nom pl of vajja (ptp); nt acc pl of vajja (ptp); nt voc pl of vajja (ptp); nt nom pl of vajja (noun); …

1. speaking; saying; lit. to be said
2. fault; error; mistake (of); lit. to be avoided
3. which should be avoided
4. musical instrument

Etymology. √vad + ya > vajja; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vādya [vad]

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

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