വാദം(vaadam) — Conversation, discussion, discourse, argument, liti-gation, hearing in the law court, doctrine.
വാദമുഖം(vaadamugam) — Burden of argument, main point or the beginning of an argument.
വാദി(vaadi) — Pleading, petitioning, speaking, contending; plaintiff, one who pleads, spokesman, petitioner, one who plays on a musical instrument, scholar.