The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vacana (nt.) [fr. vac; Vedic vacana] 1. speaking, utter- ance, word, bidding S ii.18 (ala' vacan!ya one says
rightly); iv.195 (yath! bh(ta'); A ii.168; Sn 417, 699, 932, 984, 997; Miln 235; Pv ii.27; SnA 343, 386. --
mama vacanena in my name PvA 53. -- dubbacana a bad word Th 2, 418 (=dur -- utta -- vacana ThA 268).
-- vacana' karoti to do one's bidding J i.222, 253. 2. (t. t. g.) what is said with regard to its
grammatical, syntactical or semantic relation, way of speech, term, expression, as: !mantana˚ term of
address KhA 167; SnA 435; paccatta˚ expression of sep. relation, i. e. the accusative case SnA 303; piya˚
term of endearment Nd2 130; SnA 536; puna˚ repetition SnA 487; vattam!na˚ the present tense SnA 16,
23; visesitabba˚ qualifying (predicative) expression VvA 13; sampad!na˚ the dative relation SnA 317. At
SnA 397 (combd with linga and other terms) it refers to the "number," i. e. singular & plural. -- attha word -
- analysis or meaning of words Vism 364; SnA 24. -- kara one who does one's bidding, obedient; a servant
Vv 165; 8421; J ii.129; iv.41 (vacana' -- kara); v.98; PvA 134. -- khama gentle in words S ii.282; A iv.32. -
- pa&ivacana speech and counterspeech (i. e. reply), conversation DhA ii.35; PvA 83, 92, 117. -- patha way
of saying, speech M i.126 (five ways, by which a person is judged: k!lena v! ak!lena v!, bh(tena & a˚,
sa*hena & pharusena, attha -- sa'hitena & an˚, mettacitt! & dosantar!); A ii.117, 153; iii.163; iv.277, cp. D
iii.236; Vv 6317 (=vacana VvA 262); SnA 159, 375. -- bheda variance in expression, different words, kind
of speech SnA 169, cp. vacanamatte bhedo SnA 471. -- vyattaya distinction or specification of expression
SnA 509. -- sampa&iggaha "taking up together," summing up (what has been said), résumé KhA 100. -- sesa
the rest of the words PvA 14, 18, 103.
Vacan"ya
Vacan"ya (adj.) [grd. formation fr. vacana] to be spoken to, or to be answered D i.175; Sn p. 140.
Vacasa
Vacasa (adj.) ( -- ˚) [the adj. form of vaco=vacas] having speech, speaking, in cpd. saddheyya˚ of credible
speech, trustworthy Vin iii.188.
Vac"
Vac" (˚ -- ) [the composition form of vaco] speech, words; rare by itself (and in this case re -- established
from cpds.) and poetical, as at Sn 472 (yassa vac" khar!; expld at SnA 409 by "v!c!"), 973 (cudito
vac"hi=v!c!hi SnA 574). Otherwise in cpds, like: -- gutta controlled in speech Sn 78. -- para one who
excels in words (not in actions), i. e. a man of words J ii.390. -- parama id. D iii.185. -- bheda "kind of
words," what is like speech, i. e. talk or language Vin iv.2; Miln 231 (meaning here: break of the vow of
speech?); various saying, detailed speech, specification KhA 13; SnA 464, 466. See also v!kya -- bheda &
v!ca' bhindati. -- viññatti intimation by language Vism 448; Miln 370; Dhs 637. -- vipph!ra dilating in talk
Miln 230, 370. -- sam!c!sa good conduct in speech M ii.114; iii.45; D iii.217. Often coupled (as triad)
with k!ya˚ & mano˚ (=in deed & in mind; where v!c! is used when not compounded), e. g. in (vac") --
kamma (+k!ya˚ & mano˚) deed by word M i.373, 417; iii.207; D iii.191, 245; ˚duccarita misbehaviour in
words (four of these, viz. mus!v!da, pisu*! v!c!, pharus! v!c!, samphappal!pa A ii.141 D iii.52, 96, 111,
214, 217; Nd1 386; Pug 60; DhA i.23; iii.417; ˚sankh!ra antecedent or requisite for speech M i.301; A
iii.350; S iv.293; VbhA 167; Vism 531; ˚sañcetan! intention by word VbhA 144; ˚sucarita good conduct in
speech A ii.141 (the 4: sacca -- v!c!, apisu*! v!c!, sa*h! v!c!, mant! bh!s!).
Vaco
Vaco (& vaca) (nt.) [Vedic vacas, of vac] speech, words, saying; nom. & acc. vaco Sn 54, 356, 988, 994,
1006, 1057, 1110, 1147; J i.188; Nd1 553 (=vacana by!patha desan! anusandhi); Pv i.1112. instr. vacas!
Vin ii.95 (dhamm! bahussut! honti dhat! v. paricit!); iii.189; S i.12 (+manas!); Sn 365, 663, 890
(=vacanena Nd1 299); Vism 241; Mhvs 19, 42. -- As adj. ( -- ˚) vaca in combn with du˚ as dubbaca having
bad speech, using bad language, foul -- mouthed M i.95; S ii.204; A ii.147; iii.178; v.152 sq.; J i.159; Pug
20; Sdhp 95, 197. Opp. suvaca of nice speech M i.126; A v.24 sq.; Pv iv.133 (=subbaca PvA 230). -- Cp.
vac" & v!c!.