Etymology

From วรรณ ‎(wan) +‎ ยุกต์ ‎(yúk); ultimately from Sanskrit वर्णयुक्त ‎(varṇayukta), from वर्ण ‎(varṇa, “class; colour; sound; etc”) + युक्त ‎(yukta, “established; joined; sensible; etc”). Compare Pali vaṇṇayutta.

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