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vacanīyā

vacanīya

masc nom pl of vacanīya (ptp); fem nom sg of vacanīya (ptp); fem nom pl of vacanīya (ptp); nt nom pl of vacanīya (ptp); …

1. should be said; should be answered; lit. to be said
2. should be spoken; should be told; should be said (to); lit. to be said
3. advisable; admonishable; instructible; lit. to be said
4. speech; address; oration; lit. to be said

Etymology. √vac + anīya; from √vac 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vacanīya [vac]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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