Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
vac1say; speak
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
word; utterance; speech; saying; bidding
MN 139
yañ'ca kho jaññā rahovādaṃ bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ atthasaṃhitaṃ tatra kālaññū assa tassa rahovādassa vacanāya.
Thag 19.1
arūpa dūraṅ'gama ekacāri, na te karissaṃ vacanaṃ idāni'haṃ, dukkhā hi kāmā kaṭukā mahabbhayā, nibbānam'ev'ābhimano carissaṃ.
term; expression; phrase; way of speech
SN 20.6
taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, javano puriso paramena javena samannāgato'ti alaṃ vacanāyā'ti?
(grammar) grammatical number; singular or plural
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
vac1say; speak
general
recitation; reading (aloud)
general
speech; words; statement; talk; (as adj. in compounds) talking; speaking; of speech
SN 42.6
taṃ kiṃ maññasi, gāmaṇi, idh'assa puriso pāṇ'ātipātī adinn'ādāyī kāmesumicchācārī musāvādī pisuṇavāco pharusavāco samphappalāpī abhijjhālu byāpannacitto micchādiṭṭhiko.
MN 107
ye'me, bho gotama, puggalā assaddhā jīvik'atthā na saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitā saṭhā māyāvino ketabino uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā… na tehi bhavaṃ gotamo saddhiṃ saṃvasati.
line of verse; sentence
SN 42.6
taṃ kiṃ maññasi, gāmaṇi, idh'assa puriso pāṇ'ātipātī adinn'ādāyī kāmesumicchācārī musāvādī pisuṇavāco pharusavāco samphappalāpī abhijjhālu byāpannacitto micchādiṭṭhiko.
MN 107
ye'me, bho gotama, puggalā assaddhā jīvik'atthā na saddhā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitā saṭhā māyāvino ketabino uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā… na tehi bhavaṃ gotamo saddhiṃ saṃvasati.
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