1 Pronunciation, utter- ance; vācaḥ Śik. 2; vedaº.

2 Declara- tion, announcement, enunciation. Comp. artha a. 1. useful for pronunciation.

2. necessary for pronunciation, such as a redundant letter only used to facilitate pro- nunciation. jñaḥ a linguist. sthānaṃ the part of the throat from which certain sounds (such as nasals, gutturals &c.) issue.