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"1": "inc-ash",
"2": "𑀯",
"ts": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va /vā/)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va /vā/)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-mah",
"2": "𑀯𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "as",
"2": "বা",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Assamese: বা (ba)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Assamese: বা (ba)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bn",
"2": "বা",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bengali: বা (ba)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bengali: বা (ba)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vā",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vā"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "borrowed",
"2": "→"
},
"expansion": "→",
"name": "tooltip"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "→",
"name": "→"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindustani:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "वा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: वा (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: वा (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "وا",
"tr": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: وا (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: وا (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ವಾ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kok",
"2": "वा"
},
"expansion": "Konkani: वा (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Konkani: वा (vā)"
}
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"2": "iir-pro",
"3": "*-wā",
"4": "",
"5": "or"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*-wē",
"4": "",
"5": "or"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬬𐬁"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "peo",
"2": "𐎺𐎠",
"ts": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /vā/)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἤ"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "-ve"
},
"expansion": "Latin -ve",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”), from Proto-Indo-European *-wē (“or”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā), Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /vā/), Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ) and Latin -ve.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "vā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
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"2": "conjunction"
},
"expansion": "वा • (vā)",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "conj",
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{
"glosses": [
"or"
],
"id": "en-वा-sa-conj-cXVRejcL",
"links": [
[
"or",
"or"
]
]
},
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 100 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit roots",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 100 0",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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"Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"or, preferably (marking the preferred of two alternatives) (Pāṇini)"
],
"id": "en-वा-sa-conj-VPOqcBGY"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "वा"
}
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{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₂weh₁-",
"4": "",
"5": "to blow"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).",
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"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "root",
"head": "",
"tr": "√vā"
},
"expansion": "वा • (√vā)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"tr": "√vā"
},
"expansion": "वा • (√vā)",
"name": "sa-root"
}
],
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"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "root",
"senses": [
{
"derived": [
{
"english": "blown out, extinguished; nirvana",
"roman": "nirvāṇa",
"word": "निर्वाण"
},
{
"english": "to blow",
"roman": "vāti",
"word": "वाति"
}
],
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"to blow"
],
"id": "en-वा-sa-root-rHj~HNDI",
"links": [
[
"blow",
"blow"
]
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "वा"
}
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"categories": [
"Sanskrit conjunctions",
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit roots",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
"Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-ash",
"2": "𑀯",
"ts": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va /vā/)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀯 (va /vā/)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra-mah",
"2": "𑀯𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸 (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "as",
"2": "বা",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Assamese: বা (ba)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Assamese: বা (ba)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bn",
"2": "বা",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bengali: বা (ba)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bengali: বা (ba)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vā",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vā"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "borrowed",
"2": "→"
},
"expansion": "→",
"name": "tooltip"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "→",
"name": "→"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindustani:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "वा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: वा (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: वा (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ur",
"2": "وا",
"tr": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Urdu: وا (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Urdu: وا (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ವಾ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kok",
"2": "वा"
},
"expansion": "Konkani: वा (vā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Konkani: वा (vā)"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "iir-pro",
"3": "*-wā",
"4": "",
"5": "or"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*-wē",
"4": "",
"5": "or"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-wē (“or”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬬𐬁"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "peo",
"2": "𐎺𐎠",
"ts": "vā"
},
"expansion": "Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /vā/)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ἤ"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "-ve"
},
"expansion": "Latin -ve",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”), from Proto-Indo-European *-wē (“or”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā), Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /vā/), Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ) and Latin -ve.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "vā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
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"1": "sa",
"2": "conjunction"
},
"expansion": "वा • (vā)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "conj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"or"
],
"links": [
[
"or",
"or"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"or, preferably (marking the preferred of two alternatives) (Pāṇini)"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "वा"
}
{
"categories": [
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit roots",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "blown out, extinguished; nirvana",
"roman": "nirvāṇa",
"word": "निर्वाण"
},
{
"english": "to blow",
"roman": "vāti",
"word": "वाति"
}
],
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"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*h₂weh₁-",
"4": "",
"5": "to blow"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”)",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "root",
"head": "",
"tr": "√vā"
},
"expansion": "वा • (√vā)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"tr": "√vā"
},
"expansion": "वा • (√vā)",
"name": "sa-root"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "root",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to blow"
],
"links": [
[
"blow",
"blow"
]
],
"tags": [
"morpheme"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical"
]
}
],
"word": "वा"
}
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