वक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wákti, from Proto-Indo-European *wékʷ-ti, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”). Cognate with Latin vōx, Old Irish focul.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́k.t̪i/, [ʋɐ́k̚.t̪i]
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐk.t̪i/, [ˈʋɐk̚.t̪i]

Verb

वक्ति • (vákti) (root वच्, class 2, type P)

to say, speak, utter
to proclaim, declare
to recite
to revile [+accusative]

References

Monier Williams (1899), “वक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 912.

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