m. n. (accord. to [Uṇ. iv, 166], fr. √ 1. vī; prob. connected with √ 1. ve cf. veṇu) a kind of large reed (used for making sticks, prob. Calamus Rotang or Fasciculatus), [Kauś.]; [MBh.] &c.
n. a cane, staff, [VarBṛS.]; [BhP.]; [MaitrUp.], Sch.
the rod or mace of an officer, staff of a door-keeper (see comp.)
the tube of a flute, [Saṃgīt.]