As a Hindi name
वाचंयम · noun · masculine
मुनि · मौन व्रत धारण करनेवाला पुरुष । मौनी — Śabdasāgara
वाँ
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
restraining speech or voice, silent, &c.
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Gender counterpart
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Dictionary citations
vācaṃ—yama mf(ā)n. restraining speech or voice, silent, Br.; Up. &c.
vācaṃ—yama m. a sage who practises silence, L.
N. of a man, Cat.
vācaṃyama a. Holding the tongue, maintaining perfect silence, silent, taciturn; upasthitā devī tadvācaṃyamo bhava V. 3; vidvāṃso vasudhātale paravacaḥślāghāsu vācaṃyamāḥ Bv. 4. 42; vācaṃyamatvāt R. 13. 44. — maḥ A sage who maintains rigid silence.
vācaṃyama m. (-maḥ) A holy sage, practising rigid taciturnity, devoid of passions, and unmoved by pain or pleasure. E. vāc speech, yama to restrain, aff. khac.
Alternative readings
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