vāda

See also: vada, váda, vadā, vadă, vådă, and vaða

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀤 (Brahmi script)
  • वाद (Devanagari script)
  • ৰাদ (Bengali script)
  • වාද (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝါဒ or ဝႃၻ (Burmese script)
  • วาท or วาทะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩤᨴ or ᩅᩣᨴ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວາທ or ວາທະ (Lao script)
  • វាទ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄂𑄘 (Chakma script)

Noun

vāda m

  1. speech, talk
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from speaking untruthfully.
  2. theory, doctrine
  3. dispute

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ဝါဒ (wada.)
  • → Khmer: វាទ (viət)
  • → Thai: พาท (pâat)

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