[vād], m. a lawsuit, dispute, theory.
[←OIA vāda- m. ‘speech’ Mn., ‘sounding a musical instrument’ Pañcat. <√vad ‘speak’ ◀PIE *au̯-, au̯ed- ‘to speak, talk, sing, scold, etc.’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. ode, melody, parody, tragedy ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 1173; (Turner, 1966) 11507, p.656; (MW, 1899) 0939, 0916; (Pokorny, 1959) 0076; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.496
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