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vajjañca

vajja

ptp

1. vajja (ptp): speaking; saying; lit. to be said
2. vajja (nt): fault; error; mistake (of); lit. to be avoided
3. vajja (ptp): which should be avoided
4. vajja (nt): musical instrument
5. vajjaṃ (opt): I myself could say
6. vajjā (opt): should say; could speak
7. vajji (aor): (of a musical instrument) was played; lit. was spoken

Analysis. vajjaṃ + ca

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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