The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

S i.64; A i.215; iv.199, 203 sq.; J iii.437; Pv ii.75; Mhvs 11, 16; DhA ii.220. Often in descriptions of
Vim!nas, e. g. Vv 21; 121; 171; cp. VvA 27, 60. -- Probably through a word -- play with ve)u (bamboo;
popular etymology) it is said to have the colour of bamboo: see va'sa -- r!ga & va'sa -- va**a. At J i.207 a
peacock's neck is described as having the colour of the ve)uriya. At Miln 267 (in inventory of "loka") we
have the foll. enumeration of precious stones: pav!)a coral, lohitanka ruby, mas!ragalla cat's eye, ve)uriya
lapis lazuli, vajira diamend. See also under ratana1.
Ve)uva
Ve)uva [cp. Vedic vainava (made of cane)?] probably not to ve)u, but another spelling for be)uva, in
˚la&&hik! S iii.91, as sometimes v. l. ve)uva for be)uva (q. v.).
Vevacana
Vevacana (nt.) [fr. vivacana] attribute, epithet; synonym Nett 1 sq., 24, 53 sq., 82, 106; Vism 427; SnA 24,
447. Cp. adhivacana.
Veva**a
Veva**a (nt.) [fr. viva**a] discolouring ThA 85 (Ap. v. 42).
Veva**iya
Veva**iya (nt.) [abstr. fr. viva**a] 1. state of having no caste, life of an outcast A v.87#200. [Cp. BSk.
vaivar*ika outcast Divy 424]. -- 2. discolouring, fading, waning J iii.394.
Vev!hika
Vev!hika [fr. viv!ha] wedding -- guest J ii.420.
Veviccha
Veviccha (nt.) [abstr. formation fr. vivicch!] "multi- farious wants," greediness, selfishness, avarice Sn 941
(=pañca macchariy!ni Nd1 422, as at Nd2 614), 1033 (where Nett 11 reads vivicch!); Pug 19, 23; Dhs
1059, 1122; Nd2 s. v. ta*h!; DhsA 366, 375.
Vesa
Vesa [cp. Sk. ve+a, fr. vi+ to be active] dress, apparel; (more frequently:) disguise, (assumed) appearance J
i.146 (pakati˚ usual dress), 230 (!yuttaka˚); iii.418 (andha˚); Miln 12; DhA ii.4; PvA 62, 93 (ummattaka˚),
161 (tunnav!ya˚); Sdhp 384; purisa˚ (of women) DA i.147.
Vesama
Vesama=visama VvA 10.
Ves!kha
Ves!kha [cp. Vedic vai$!kha] N. of a month (April -- May) Mhvs 1, 73; 29, 1.
Ves!rajja