vacana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀘𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• वचन (Devanagari script)
• ৰচন (Bengali script)
• වචන (Sinhalese script)
• ဝစန or ဝၸၼ (Burmese script)
• วจน or วะจะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᨧᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຈນ or ວະຈະນະ (Lao script)
• វចន (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄌𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

vacana n

1. utterance

Declension

Declension table of "vacana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vacanaṃ	vacanāni
Accusative (second)	vacanaṃ	vacanāni
Instrumental (third)	vacanena	vacanehi or vacanebhi
Dative (fourth)	vacanassa or vacanāya or vacanatthaṃ	vacanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vacanasmā or vacanamhā or vacanā	vacanehi or vacanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vacanassa	vacanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vacanasmiṃ or vacanamhi or vacane	vacanesu
Vocative (calling)	vacana	vacanāni

Descendants

• → Khmer: វចន (vaccaʼnaʼ)
• → Thai: พจน์ (pót)

References

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

Spanish

Noun

vacana f (plural vacanas)

1. female equivalent of vacano

Adjective

vacana f

1. feminine singular of vacano