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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vākyaṃ	vākyāni
Accusative (second)	vākyaṃ	vākyāni
Instrumental (third)	vākyena	vākyehi or vākyebhi
Dative (fourth)	vākyassa or vākyāya or vākyatthaṃ	vākyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vākyasmā or vākyamhā or vākyā	vākyehi or vākyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vākyassa	vākyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vākyasmiṃ or vākyamhi or vākye	vākyesu
Vocative (calling)	vākya	vākyāni

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