"वा" meaning in Sanskrit

See वा in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ʋɑː/ [Vedic], /ʋɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: vā [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”), from Proto-Indo-European *-we (“or”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā), Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /⁠vā⁠/), Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ) and Latin -ve. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*-wā|t=or}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*-we|t=or}} Proto-Indo-European *-we (“or”), {{cog|ae|𐬬𐬁}} Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā), {{cog|peo|𐎺𐎠|ts=vā}} Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /⁠vā⁠/), {{cog|grc|ἤ}} Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ), {{cog|la|-ve}} Latin -ve Head templates: {{head|sa|conjunction}} वा • (vā)
  1. or
    Sense id: en-वा-sa-conj-cXVRejcL
  2. or, preferably (marking the preferred of two alternatives) (Pāṇini)
    Sense id: en-वा-sa-conj-VPOqcBGY Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 12 0 7 7 0 32 0 17 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 9 0 6 6 0 50 0 13 17 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 0 49 0 26 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 0 45 0 26 29 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 0 46 0 25 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Root

IPA: /ʋɑː/ [Vedic], /ʋɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: vā [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with German wehen. Often considered one root with 'Etymology 3'. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*HwaH-}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*HwaH-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*h₂weh₁-|t=to blow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), {{cog|de|wehen}} German wehen Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} वा • (vā), {{sa-root}} वा • (vā)
  1. to blow (of wind) Tags: morpheme Derived forms: वाति (vā́ti) (english: Present), ववौ (vaváu) (english: Perfect), वान (vāna) (english: Past Participle), वात (vā́ta) (english: wind), वायु (vāyú), उपवा (upavā), प्रवा (pravā)
    Sense id: en-वा-sa-root-nDAOIF-3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, अवासीत् (Aorist), Non-Finite Forms, वात (vātá) (english: Past Participle), Derived Nominal Forms, Prefixed Root Forms
Etymology number: 2

Root

IPA: /ʋɑː/ [Vedic], /ʋɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: vā [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be extinguished”). Cognate with Latin vānus. Often considered one root with 'Etymology 2'. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*HwaH-}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*HwaH-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*h₁weh₂-|t=to be extinguished}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be extinguished”), {{cog|la|vānus}} Latin vānus Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} वा • (vā), {{sa-root}} वा • (vā)
  1. to become deficient, extinguished Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-वा-sa-root-TdVl3xAv Categories (other): Sanskrit roots Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 0 22 0 44 33
  2. to vanish Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-वा-sa-root-IaGG1nxN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Derived forms: Primary Verbal Forms, अवासीत् (Aorist), Non-Finite Forms, वात (vātá) (english: Past Participle), Derived Nominal Forms, Prefixed Root Forms, वायति (vā́yati) (english: Present), Secondary Forms, वापयति (vāpáyati) [causative], ऊन (ūná), निर्वाण (nirvāṇa), उद्वा (udvā)

Inflected forms

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  "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)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*-wā",
        "t": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *-wā (“or”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-we",
        "t": "or"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-we (“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 *-we (“or”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬁 (vā), Old Persian 𐎺𐎠 (v-a /⁠vā⁠/), Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ) and Latin -ve.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "वा • (vā)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "or"
      ],
      "id": "en-वा-sa-conj-cXVRejcL",
      "links": [
        [
          "or",
          "or"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 12 0 7 7 0 32 0 17 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 9 0 6 6 0 50 0 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 49 0 26 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 45 0 26 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 46 0 25 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "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-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वा"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Aorist",
      "word": "अवासीत्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Past Participle",
      "roman": "vātá",
      "word": "वात"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*HwaH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*HwaH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂weh₁-",
        "t": "to blow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wehen"
      },
      "expansion": "German wehen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with German wehen. Often considered one root with 'Etymology 3'.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "वा • (vā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "वा • (vā)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "Present",
          "roman": "vā́ti",
          "word": "वाति"
        },
        {
          "english": "Perfect",
          "roman": "vaváu",
          "word": "ववौ"
        },
        {
          "english": "Past Participle",
          "roman": "vāna",
          "word": "वान"
        },
        {
          "english": "wind",
          "roman": "vā́ta",
          "word": "वात"
        },
        {
          "roman": "vāyú",
          "word": "वायु"
        },
        {
          "roman": "upavā",
          "word": "उपवा"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pravā",
          "word": "प्रवा"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to blow (of wind)"
      ],
      "id": "en-वा-sa-root-nDAOIF-3",
      "links": [
        [
          "blow",
          "blow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वा"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Primary Verbal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "Aorist",
      "word": "अवासीत्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Non-Finite Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Past Participle",
      "roman": "vātá",
      "word": "वात"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Present",
      "roman": "vā́yati",
      "word": "वायति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Secondary Forms"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "vāpáyati",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ],
      "word": "वापयति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ūná",
      "word": "ऊन"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nirvāṇa",
      "word": "निर्वाण"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "udvā",
      "word": "उद्वा"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*HwaH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*HwaH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁weh₂-",
        "t": "to be extinguished"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be extinguished”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vānus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vānus",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaH-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to be extinguished”). Cognate with Latin vānus. Often considered one root with 'Etymology 2'.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "वा • (vā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "वा • (vā)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 22 0 44 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to become deficient, extinguished"
      ],
      "id": "en-वा-sa-root-TdVl3xAv",
      "links": [
        [
          "deficient",
          "deficient"
        ],
        [
          "extinguished",
          "extinguished"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to vanish"
      ],
      "id": "en-वा-sa-root-IaGG1nxN",
      "links": [
        [
          "vanish",
          "vanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वा"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit conjunctions",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit roots",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "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",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant 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": "→"
          },
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          "name": "tooltip"
        },
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          "args": {},
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "→"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
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            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वा"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: वा (vā)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: वा (vā)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "وا",
            "tr": "vā"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: وا (vā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: وا (vā)"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವಾ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವಾ (vā)"
    },
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            "1": "kok",
            "2": "वा"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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        "2": "ἤ"
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      },
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        "or, preferably (marking the preferred of two alternatives) (Pāṇini)"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
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      "roman": "vā́ti",
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    {
      "english": "wind",
      "roman": "vā́ta",
      "word": "वात"
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      "roman": "vāyú",
      "word": "वायु"
    },
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    {
      "roman": "upavā",
      "word": "उपवा"
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      "roman": "pravā",
      "word": "प्रवा"
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      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
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      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
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    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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    },
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      "roman": "vā́yati",
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      "word": "Secondary Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāpáyati",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "english": "Past Participle",
      "roman": "vātá",
      "word": "वात"
    },
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      "word": "Derived Nominal Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ūná",
      "word": "ऊन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nirvāṇa",
      "word": "निर्वाण"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prefixed Root Forms"
    },
    {
      "roman": "udvā",
      "word": "उद्वा"
    }
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    },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "3": "*h₁weh₂-",
        "t": "to be extinguished"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "vānus"
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        "to become deficient, extinguished"
      ],
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          "deficient",
          "deficient"
        ],
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          "extinguished",
          "extinguished"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to vanish"
      ],
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        [
          "vanish",
          "vanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ʋɑː/",
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  "word": "वा"
}

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