| vitality, vitality [air] | prāṇa | srog |
| vocal acts | ruta-vyāpāra | tha snyad |
| vocal expression | vāk-pravyāhāra | tshig tu brjod pa |
| vocal proclamation | ruta-vijñapti | sgra |
| vocalization | ruta | sgra |
| void | śūnya | stong pa |
| voidness | śūnyatā | stong pa nyid |
| vowels | svara | dbyangs |
| vowels and consonants | ālikāli | ā li kā li |
| vulgate | mlecchā | |
| waking | jāgrat | gnyid ma log pa |
| wandering ascetic | śramaṇa | dge sbyong |
| warrior | kṣatriya | rgyal rigs |
| water | salila, vāruṇa | chu |
| water bubbles | budbuda | chu'i chu bur |
| water element | abdhātu | chu'i khams |
| way of mantra | mantranaya | gsang sngags kyi tshul |
| Way of the Śrāvakas | śrāvaka-yāna | nyan thos theg pa |
| well born | ājāneya | kun shes pa |
| well-known | prasiddha | grags |
| well-moving [air] | pravāha | rab tu rgyu ba |
| wheel of existence | bhava-cakra | 'khor ba |
| wheel, retinue | cakra | 'khor lo, tshogs |
| wicked | dauṣṭhulya | gnas ngan len |
| wind | vāta | rlung |
| wisdom-gnosis | prajñā-jñāna | shes rab kyi ye shes |
| wisdom-gnosis initiation | prajñā-jñānābhiṣeka | shes rab dang ye shes kyi dbang bskur ba |
| wise one, the wise | jñānin | ye shes can |
| wish | praṇidhāna | smon lam |
| wisher | praṇidhāyaka | smon pa po |
| wishing gem | cintāmaṇi | yid bzhin nor bu |
| woman | strī | bud med |