वाम

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Adjective

 * 1) left side

Etymology 1
From ; compare.

Adjective

 * 1) lovely, dear, pleasant, agreeable, fair, beautiful, splendid, noble
 * 2)  striving after, eager for, intent upon, fond of
 * 3) relating to a mare
 * 4)  striving after, eager for

Noun

 * 1) the female breast
 * 2)  the god of love;

Noun

 * 1) a lovely thing, any dear or desirable good
 * 2) wealth, fortune

Etymology 2
Of origin.

Possibly from, from ; related to.

Alternatively, perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, using the meaning of "lovely" to euphemistically refer to the "normally inauspicious left side", though the semantic shift is not very obvious.

See also.

Adjective

 * 1) left, not right, being or situated on the left side (the quivering of the left eye or arm is supposed to be a good omen in women and of the left arm a bad omen in men)
 * 2) reverse, adverse, contrary, opposite, unfavorable
 * 3) crooked, oblique (अम् ind. sideways)
 * 4) refractory, coy (in love)
 * 5) acting in the opposite way or differently
 * 6) hard, cruel
 * 7) vile, wicked, base, low, bad

Noun

 * 1) the left side
 * 2) the left hand
 * 3) a snake
 * 4) an animal, sentient being
 * 1) a snake
 * 2) an animal, sentient being

Noun

 * 1) the left side
 * 2) adversity, misfortune
 * 3) the left-hand practices of the followers of the Tantras

Descendants
Some descendants may also continue.
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