Vācanā (f.) [fr. vāceti] recitation, reading; ˚magga way of recitation, help for reading, division of text (into chapters or paragraphs) Tikp 239; KhA 12, 14, 24.

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,

 

vacaná mfn. speaking, a speaker, eloquent RV

 

 

• (ifc.) mentioning, indicating, expressing, meaning Pāṇ. KātySr. Sarvad. (-tā f. -tva n.)

 

 

• being pronounced, RPrat. (-tva n.)

 

 

• n. (ifc. f. ā) the act of speaking, utterance, Saṃkhyak

 

 

• pronunciation Pāṇ. Prāt

 

 

• statement, declaration, express mention AitBr. ŚrS. Pāṇ. &c

 

 

• speech, sentence, word Mn. MBh. &c

 

 

• (in gram.) the injunction of a teacher, rule Kāś

 

 

• advice, instruction, direction, order, command MBh. Kāv. &c. (○naṃ-√kṛ or ○ne-√sthā with gen. = to do the bidding of any one, follow a person's advice, obey

 

 

• ○nena or ○nāt, with gen. = in the name of)

 

 

• sound, voice, APrāt. Megh. Hit

 

 

• (in gram.) number Pāṇ. Vop. (cf. eka-, dvi-, bahu-v○)

 

 

• rumour L

 

 

• dry ginger L

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William