Veda

See also: veda, vedá, véda, vedà, vedä, and věda

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈveɪdə/
Rhymes: -eɪdə

Proper noun

Veda (plural Vedas)

(Hinduism) A large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Veda.

Hyponyms

Related terms

Translations

Sanskrit scriptures

Armenian: Վեդա (Veda)
Bengali: বেদ (bn) (bed)
Burmese: ဗေဒ (my) (beda.)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 吠陀 (zh) (fèituó), 韋達經, 韦达经 (wéidájīng), 韋陀經, 韦陀经 (wéituójīng)
Finnish: Veda
French: véda (fr) m
German: Veda (de) m, Veden (de) m pl
Greek: βέδες (el) f pl (védes)
Hindi: वेद (hi) m (ved)
Hungarian: Véda (hu)
Japanese: ヴェーダ (vēda)

Khmer: វេទ (km) (veet)
Korean: 베다 (ko) (beda)
Lao: ເວທະ (wē tha), ເວດ (wēt)
Macedonian: веда f (veda)
Malay: Weda
Marathi: वेद m (ved)
Portuguese: Veda m
Russian: Ве́ды f pl (Védy)
Sanskrit: वेद (sa) m (veda)
Telugu: వేదము (te) (vēdamu)
Thai: เวท (th) (wêet)
Vietnamese: Vệ-đà, Phệ-đà

Further reading

Vedas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Dave, E.D. Va., dave, deva, vade

Portuguese

Proper noun

Veda m

(Hinduism) Veda (Sanskrit scriptures)

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