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वा — waugh (Noun)

English ↔ Hindi

Waugh — वा

Monier–Williams

वा — {vā} ind. or (excluded, like the Lat. {ve}, from the first place in a sentence, and generally immediately following, rarely and only m.c. preceding, the word to which it refers) RV. &c. &c. (often used in disjunctive sentences##{vā-vā}, 'either'- 'or', 'on the one side '- 'on the other'##{na vā} - {vā} or {na} - {vā}, 'neither'- 'nor'##{vā na-vā}, 'either not'-'or'##{yadi vā-vā}, 'whether'-'or'##in a sentence containing more than two members {vā} is nearly always repeated, although if a negative is in the first clause it need not be so repeated##{vā} is sometimes interchangeable with {ca} and {api}, and is frequently combined with other particles, esp. with {atha}, {athô}, {uta}, {kim}, {yad}, {yadi}, q.v. [e.g. {atha vā}, 'or else']##it is also sometimes used as an expletive)##either-or not, optionally KātyŚr. Mn. &c. (in gram. {vā} is used in a rule to denote its being optional, e.g. Pāṇ. 1-2, 13 ; 35 &c.)##as, like (= {iva}) PārGṛ. MBh. &c##just, even, indeed, very (= {eva}, laying stress on the preceding word) KātyŚr. Kāv##but even if, even supposing (followed by a future) Pañc. v, 36/37##however, nevertheless Bādar. Bālar##(after a rel. or interr.) possibly, perhaps, I dare say MBh. Kāv. &c. (e.g. {kiṃ vā śakuntalêty asya mātur ākhyā}, 'is his mother's name perhaps Śakuntalā?' Śak. vii, 20/21##{ko vā} or {ke vā} followed by a negative may in such cases be translated by 'every one, all', e.g. {ke vā na syuḥ paribhava-padaṃ niṣphalâram-bha-yatnāḥ}, 'everybody whose efforts are fruitless is an object of contempt' Megh. 55)

वा — {vā} cl. 2. P. (Dhātup. xxiv, 42) {vāti} (pf. {vavau} Br. MBh. &c##aor. {avāsīt} Br##fut. {vāsyati} Megh##inf. {vātum} Hariv.), to blow (as the wind) RV. &c. &c##to procure or bestow anything (acc.) by blowing RV. i, 89, 4##to blow towards or upon (acc.) MBh. xii, 2798##to emit an odour, be diffused (as perfume) ŚBr##to smell (trans.) Vikr. iv, 41 (vḷ.)##to hurt, injure Vop.: Caus. {vāpayati}, See {nir-√vā} and cf. {vājaya}: Desid. {vivāsati}, See √1. {van}. [Cf. Gk. ? for ? ; Lat. [934, 2] {ventus} ; Slav. {vejati} ; Goth. {waian}, {winds} ; Germ. {wâjan}, {woejen}, {wehen}, {Wind} ; Angl. Sax. {wâwan} ; Eng. {wind}.]