vā

Bassa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vā]

Noun

vā

greens

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
वा (Devanagari script)
ৱা (Bengali script)
වා (Sinhalese script)
ဝါ (Burmese script)
วา (Thai script)
ᩅᩤ (Tai Tham script)
វា (Khmer script)

Etymology

Compare Vedic Sanskrit वा (vā).

Conjunction

vā

or (always enclitic)
- (Can we date this quote?) “Nidhikaṇḍasuttaṁ”, in Khuddakapāṭha‎, line 7:
  
  […] cetiyamhi va Sanghe vā, puggale atithīsu vā, […]
  […] (placing them) in a shrine, or in the Sangha, or in an individual, or a guest, […]
- (Can we date this quote?) Sutta Nipata‎, line 1028:
  
  Ko nu deve va brahmā vā indo cāpi sujampati, […]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

vā in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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