vākya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • वाक्य (Devanagari script)
  • ৰাক্য (Bengali script)
  • වාක්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝါကျ or ဝႃၵျ (Burmese script)
  • วากฺย or วากยะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩤᨠ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວາກ຺ຍ or ວາກຍະ or ວາກຢະ (Lao script)
  • វាក្យ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄂𑄇𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya).

Noun

vākya n

  1. (chiefly poetic) sentence, saying

Declension

Declension table of "vākya" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vākyaṃvākyāni
Accusative (second)vākyaṃvākyāni
Instrumental (third)vākyenavākyehi or vākyebhi
Dative (fourth)vākyassa or vākyāya or vākyatthaṃvākyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vākyasmā or vākyamhā or vākyāvākyehi or vākyebhi
Genitive (sixth)vākyassavākyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vākyasmiṃ or vākyamhi or vākyevākyesu
Vocative (calling)vākyavākyāni

Descendants

  • → Burmese: ဝါကျ (wa-kya.)
  • → Khmer: ពាក្យ (piək), វាក្យ (viəkyaʼ)
  • → Lao: ພາກ (phāk)
  • → Thai: พากย์ (pâak)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vākya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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