Vacana
Vacana,(nt.) [fr.vac; Vedic vacana] 1.speaking,utterance,word,bidding S.II,18 (alaṁ vacanāya one says rightly); IV,195 (yathā bhūtaṁ); 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).--vacanaṁ 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:āmantana° 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; vattamāna° the present tense SnA 16,23; visesitabba° qualifying (predicative) expression VvA.13; sampadāna° 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 (vacanaṁ-kara); V,98; PvA.134.--khama gentle in words S.II,282; A.IV,32.--paṭivacana 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:kālena vā akālena vā,bhūtena & a°,saṇhena & pharusena,attha-saṁhitena & an°,mettacittā & dosantarā); 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.--sampaṭiggaha “taking up together,” summing up (what has been said),résumé KhA 100.--sesa the rest of the words PvA.14,18,103.(Page 592)