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vanda

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See also: Vanda, vända, and vånda

English

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Etymology

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From the genus name.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vanda (plural vandas)

  1. Any orchid of the genus Vanda.

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French

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Noun

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vanda m (plural vandas)

  1. vanda

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *wandōną.

Verb

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vanda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vandaði, supine vandað)

  1. to do something with care and effort, to take pains over something
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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vanda

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vöndur

Old Norse

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Noun

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vanda

  1. genitive plural of vǫndr

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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vanda

  1. second-person singular imperative active of vandati (to adore)