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vatvāna
absolutive
- having said; having spoken
Built from
- vac — root · speak, say
The root meaning 'to speak' or 'utter'; cognate with Latin vox (voice), English voice, Sanskrit vac. Appears in many Pali verbs of speaking and utterance.
- tv — ending · having
Absolutive suffix forming the gerundive or past participle; marks an action completed before the main verb of the sentence.
- āna — ending · having (emphatic)
Thematic vowel and absolutive marker that emphasizes the completion of the action; variant of -tvā with slight durational or emphatic force.
Etymology. From √vac (speak, say), cognate with Latin vox (voice), English voice. The absolutive (gerundive) ending -tvāna marks completed action prior to the main verb.