वाच्

See also: वच् and वाचा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́kṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs, from *wekʷ- (to speak). Cognate with Latin vōx, Ancient Greek ὄψ (óps), Persian آواز (âvâz).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाच् (vā́c) f

  1. speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.)
    वाचम् (vācam)-√ṛ, √īr or √iṣ — to raise the voice, utter a sound, cry, call
  2. a word, saying, phrase, sentence, statement, asseveration
    वाचं (vācaṃ)-√vad — to speak words
    वाचं व्या (vācaṃ vyā)-√hṛ — to utter words
    वाचं (vācaṃ)-√dā +dative — to address words to
    वाचा सत्यं (vācā satyaṃ)-√kṛ — to promise verbally in marriage, plight troth
  3. Speech personified as the goddess of speech Vāc

Declension

Irregular feminine declension of वाच्
Nom. sg. वाक् (vāk)
Gen. sg. वाचः (vācaḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाक् (vāk) वाचौ (vācau) वाचः (vācaḥ)
Vocative वाक् (vāk) वाचौ (vācau) वाचः (vācaḥ)
Accusative वाचम् (vācam) वाचौ (vācau) वाचः (vācaḥ)
Instrumental वाचा (vācā) वाग्भ्याम् (vāgbhyām) वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ)
Dative वाचे (vāce) वाग्भ्याम् (vāgbhyām) वाग्भ्यः (vāgbhyaḥ)
Ablative वाचः (vācaḥ) वाग्भ्याम् (vāgbhyām) वाग्भ्यः (vāgbhyaḥ)
Genitive वाचः (vācaḥ) वाचोः (vācoḥ) वाचाम् (vācām)
Locative वाचि (vāci) वाचोः (vācoḥ) वाक्षु (vākṣu)

References

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