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ve

va

masc acc pl of va (letter); masc loc sg of va (letter); reflx pr 1st sg of vāti (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of vāti (verb); …

1. va (letter): (gram) letter v; 37th letter of the alphabet; dento-labial semi-vowel
2. vāti (pr): blows (among); wafts (to); diffuses (among)
3. ve (ind): indeed; truly; really
4. veti (pr): disappears; perishes; goes away; wanes

Etymology. From Sanskrit eva, cognate with English 'even' (originally 'that very one'), Greek 'ethos' (habitual), and Latin 'ipse' (self, very). The sense of emphasis—marking something as exactly that thing, nothing more—developed from the identity marker.

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

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