The Sanskrit word 'bhāṣa' means 'language', but 'bhāṣaṇam' (भाषणम्) refers to 'the act of speaking', 'speech', 'talk', or 'conversation'. The suffix '-ana' turns the noun into an action noun. While related to language and grammar, 'bhāṣaṇam' specifically means speaking/conversation. 'Language' is 'bhāṣā', 'grammar' is 'vyākaraṇam', 'linguistics' would be 'bhāṣā-vidyā' or similar.