वक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wákti, from Proto-Indo-European *wékʷti.

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ́k.t̪i/, [ʋɐ́k̚.t̪i]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈʋɐk.t̪i/, [ˈʋɐk̚.t̪i]

Verb

वक्ति • (vákti) (root वच्, class 2, type parasmaipada)

  1. to say, speak, utter
  2. to proclaim, declare
  3. to recite
  4. to revile [+accusative]

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 912
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