vacana

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Pali

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit वचन (vacaná). Cognate with Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀘𑀦 (vacana), Gandhari 𐨬𐨕𐨣 (vacana), Niya Prakrit 𐨬𐨕𐨣 (vacana), Prakrit 𑀯𑀬𑀡 (vayaṇa). By surface analysis, vac (root) +‎ -ana .

Noun

[edit]

vacana n

  1. utterance

Declension

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Khmer: វចន (vaccaʼnaʼ)
  • Thai: พจน์ (pót)

References

[edit]
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vacana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Spanish

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

vacana f (plural vacanas)

  1. female equivalent of vacano

Adjective

[edit]

vacana f

  1. feminine singular of vacano