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vivāhe

vivāha

masc acc pl of vivāha (noun); masc loc sg of vivāha (noun); nt acc pl of vivāha (noun); nt loc sg of vivāha (noun)

1. giving of a daughter in marriage
2. giving a daughter in marriage; lit. carrying away

Etymology. vi + √vah > vāh + *a; from √vah 'carry, bring'; Sanskrit vivāha [vivah]

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

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