𑀯𑀸𑀅

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Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit वाद (vāda), from वद् (vad), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

    Noun

    𑀯𑀸𑀅 (vāam (Devanagari वाअ, Kannada ವಾಅ) (Māhārāṣṭrī) [1]

    1. speech, word, saying
      • c. 200 CE – 600 CE, Hāla, Gāhā Sattasaī 201:
        अच्छउ ता जणवाओ हिअअं चिअ अत्तणो तुह पमाणं ।
        तह तं सि मंदणेहो जह ण उवालंभजोग्गो सि ॥
        acchaü tā jaṇavāo hiaaṃ cia attaṇo tuha pamāṇaṃ .
        taha taṃ si maṃdaṇeho jaha ṇa uvālaṃbhajŏggo si .
        • 2009 translation by Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken
          Never mind the gossip :
          Judge by your own feelings.
          Anyway,
          You have grown so cool
          That you are beyond reproach.

    Declension

    Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀸𑀅 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀯𑀸𑀑 (vāo) 𑀯𑀸𑀆 (vāā)
    Accusative 𑀯𑀸𑀅𑀁 (vāaṃ) 𑀯𑀸𑀏 (vāe) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆 (vāā)
    Instrumental 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀡 (vāeṇa) or 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀡𑀁 (vāeṇaṃ) 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺 (vāehi) or 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vāehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀅 (vāāa)
    Ablative 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀑 (vāāo) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀉 (vāāu) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆 (vāā) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺 (vāāhi) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vāāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀯𑀸𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vāassa) 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀡 (vāāṇa) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆𑀡𑀁 (vāāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀯𑀸𑀅𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vāammi) or 𑀯𑀸𑀏 (vāe) 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼 (vāesu) or 𑀯𑀸𑀏𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vāesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀯𑀸𑀅 (vāa) or 𑀯𑀸𑀆 (vāā) 𑀯𑀸𑀆 (vāā)

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bihari:
        • >? Maithili: बाव (bāv, type of musical instrument)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T (1923–1928) “वाय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: , page 759.