woejen

vā

vā-vā, either - orﾠ, on the one side - on the other;
navā - vā orﾠ na - vā, neither - nor;
vāna-vā, either not - orﾠ;
yadivā-vā, whether - orﾠ;
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 andﾠ api, andﾠ is frequently combined with other particles, esp. with atha, athô, uta, kim, yad, yadi q.v. <e.g.. athavā, « orﾠ else» >;
it is alsoﾠ sometimes used as an expletive);
either- orﾠ not, optionally KātyṠr. Mn. etc. (in gram. vā is used in a rule to denote its being optional e.g.. Pāṇ. 1-2, 13; 35 etc..);
as, like (= iva) PārGṛ. MBh. etc.;
just, even, indeed, very (= eva, laying stress on the preceding word) KātyṠr. Kāv. ;
but even if, even supposing (followed by a future) Pañc. V, 36/37 ;
however, nevertheless Bādar. Bālar. ;
(after a rel. orﾠ interr.) possibly, perhaps, I dare say MBh. Kāv. etc.
(e.g.. kiṉvāṡakuntalêtyasyamāturākhyā, « is his mother's name perhaps Ṡakuntalā?» Ṡak. VII, 20/21 ;
kovā orﾠ kevā followed by a negative may in such cases be translated by « every one, all»
e.g.. kevānasyuḥparibhava-padaṉnishphalâ̱ram-bha-yatnāḥ, « everybody whose efforts are fruitless is an object of contempt» Megh. 55)
2) cl. 2. P. Dhātup. XXIV, 42 ;
vā́ti (pf. vavau Br. MBh. etc.;
aor. avāsīt Br. ;
fut. vāsyati Megh. ;
inf. vātum Hariv.), to blow (as the wind) RV. etc. etc.;
to procure orﾠ bestow anything (acc.) by blowing RV. I, 89, 4 ;
to blow towards orﾠ upon (acc.) MBh. XII, 2798 ;
to emit an odour, be diffused (as perfume) ṠBr. ;
to smell (trans.) Vikr. IV, 41 (v.l.);
to hurt, injure Vop.:
Caus. vāpayati seeﾠ nir-vā andﾠ cf. vājaya:
Desid. vivāsati seeﾠ 1. van
+ cf. Gk. ἄημι for φφαημι;
Lat. ventus;
Slav. vejati;
Goth. waian, winds;
Germ. wâjan, woejen, wehen, Wind;
Angl. Sax. wâwan;
Eng. wind