वैद्य

See also: विद्या

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya), from Vedic Sanskrit वेद (veda).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɛːd̪.jᵊ/

Noun

वैद्य • (vaidya) m (Urdu spelling ویدیہ)

1. physician, doctor (Ayurvedic medicine)

   Synonyms: चिकित्सक (cikitsak), डॉक्टर (ḍŏkṭar), (Arabic medicine) हकीम (hakīm)

   यदि आपका स्वास्थ्य सुधर नहीं करता, वैद्य के पास जाना पड़ेगा।

   yadi āpkā svāsthya sudhar nahī̃ kartā, vaidya ke pās jānā paṛegā.

   If your health does not improve, you will have to visit a doctor.

Declension

Declension of वैद्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्य vaidya
oblique	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्यों vaidyõ
vocative	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्यो vaidyo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “वैद्य”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋəid̪.jə/

Noun

वैद्य • (vaidya) m

1. physician

Declension

Declension of वैद्य (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	वैद्य vaidya
direct plural	वैद्य vaidya
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वैद्य vaidya		वैद्य vaidya
oblique सामान्यरूप	वैद्या vaidyā		वैद्यां- vaidyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वैद्याला vaidyālā		वैद्यांना vaidyānnā
ergative	वैद्याने, वैद्यानं vaidyāne, vaidyāna		वैद्यांनी vaidyānnī
instrumental	वैद्याशी vaidyāśī		वैद्यांशी vaidyānśī
locative सप्तमी	वैद्यात vaidyāt		वैद्यांत vaidyāt
vocative संबोधन	वैद्या vaidyā		वैद्यांनो vaidyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of वैद्य (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वैद्याचा vaidyāċā	वैद्याचे vaidyāċe	वैद्याची vaidyācī	वैद्याच्या vaidyācā	वैद्याचे, वैद्याचं vaidyāċe, vaidyāċa	वैद्याची vaidyācī	वैद्याच्या vaidyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वैद्यांचा vaidyānċā	वैद्यांचे vaidyānċe	वैद्यांची vaidyāñcī	वैद्यांच्या vaidyāncā	वैद्यांचे, वैद्यांचं vaidyānċe, vaidyānċa	वैद्यांची vaidyāñcī	वैद्यांच्या vaidyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “वैद्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌi̯d̪d̪e]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बैद्य

Noun

वैद्य • (vaidya)

1. a doctor in the ayurvedic medical tradition

Declension

Declension of वैद्य
	Singular	Plural
nominative	वैद्य [bʌi̯d̪e]	वैद्यहरू [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾu]
accusative	वैद्यलाई [bʌi̯d̪eläi]	वैद्यहरूलाई [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	वैद्यले [bʌi̯d̪ele]	वैद्यहरूले [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾule]
dative	वैद्यलाई [bʌi̯d̪eläi]	वैद्यहरूलाई [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾuläi]
ablative	वैद्यबाट [bʌi̯d̪ebäʈʌ]	वैद्यहरूबाट [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	वैद्यको [bʌi̯d̪eko]	वैद्यहरूको [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾuko]
locative	वैद्यमा [bʌi̯d̪emä]	वैद्यहरूमा [bʌi̯d̪e̤ːɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Schmidt, Turner (2022) “वैद्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৈদ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬿᬤ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• বৈদ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰹𑰟𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁃𑀤𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝဲဒျ (Burmese script)
• વૈદ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਵੈਦ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍈𑌦𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦻꦢꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂶𑂠𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವೈದ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• វៃទ្យ (Khmer script)
• ໄວທ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• വൈദ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᡳᡩᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘺𑘟𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠧᠧᢑᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧛𑦿𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐿𑐡𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵୈଦ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꣀꢣ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆽𑆢𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖹𑖟𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• වෛද්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩗𑩭 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚳𑚛𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• வைத்³ய (Tamil script)
• వైద్య (Telugu script)
• ไวทฺย (Thai script)
• ཝཻ་དྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒻𑒠𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨇𑨛𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of वेद (veda) with a -य (-ya) extension, from the root विद् (vid).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːjd.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑjd̪.jɐ/

Adjective

वैद्य • (vaidya)

1. versed in science, learned
2. relating or belonging to the Vedas, conformable to the Vedas
3. medical, medicinal, relating to medicine

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वैद्य (vaidya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वैद्यः vaidyaḥ	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्याः / वैद्यासः¹ vaidyāḥ / vaidyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्याः / वैद्यासः¹ vaidyāḥ / vaidyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वैद्यम् vaidyam	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्यान् vaidyān
Instrumental	वैद्येन vaidyena	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्यैः / वैद्येभिः¹ vaidyaiḥ / vaidyebhiḥ¹
Dative	वैद्याय vaidyāya	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Ablative	वैद्यात् vaidyāt	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Genitive	वैद्यस्य vaidyasya	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्यानाम् vaidyānām
Locative	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्येषु vaidyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of वैद्या (vaidyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वैद्या vaidyā	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्याः vaidyāḥ
Vocative	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्याः vaidyāḥ
Accusative	वैद्याम् vaidyām	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्याः vaidyāḥ
Instrumental	वैद्यया / वैद्या¹ vaidyayā / vaidyā¹	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्याभिः vaidyābhiḥ
Dative	वैद्यायै vaidyāyai	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्याभ्यः vaidyābhyaḥ
Ablative	वैद्यायाः / वैद्यायै² vaidyāyāḥ / vaidyāyai²	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्याभ्यः vaidyābhyaḥ
Genitive	वैद्यायाः / वैद्यायै² vaidyāyāḥ / vaidyāyai²	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्यानाम् vaidyānām
Locative	वैद्यायाम् vaidyāyām	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्यासु vaidyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of वैद्य (vaidya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वैद्यम् vaidyam	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्यानि / वैद्या¹ vaidyāni / vaidyā¹
Vocative	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्यानि / वैद्या¹ vaidyāni / vaidyā¹
Accusative	वैद्यम् vaidyam	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्यानि / वैद्या¹ vaidyāni / vaidyā¹
Instrumental	वैद्येन vaidyena	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्यैः / वैद्येभिः¹ vaidyaiḥ / vaidyebhiḥ¹
Dative	वैद्याय vaidyāya	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Ablative	वैद्यात् vaidyāt	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Genitive	वैद्यस्य vaidyasya	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्यानाम् vaidyānām
Locative	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्येषु vaidyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

वैद्य • (vaidya) stem, m

1. a learned man, Pandit
2. follower of the Vedas, well-versed in the Vedas
3. an expert
4. skilled in the art of healing
5. physician, doctor

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वैद्य (vaidya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वैद्यः vaidyaḥ	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्याः / वैद्यासः¹ vaidyāḥ / vaidyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वैद्य vaidya	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्याः / वैद्यासः¹ vaidyāḥ / vaidyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वैद्यम् vaidyam	वैद्यौ / वैद्या¹ vaidyau / vaidyā¹	वैद्यान् vaidyān
Instrumental	वैद्येन vaidyena	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्यैः / वैद्येभिः¹ vaidyaiḥ / vaidyebhiḥ¹
Dative	वैद्याय vaidyāya	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Ablative	वैद्यात् vaidyāt	वैद्याभ्याम् vaidyābhyām	वैद्येभ्यः vaidyebhyaḥ
Genitive	वैद्यस्य vaidyasya	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्यानाम् vaidyānām
Locative	वैद्ये vaidye	वैद्ययोः vaidyayoḥ	वैद्येषु vaidyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• दन्तवैद्य (dantavaidya, “dentist”)
• वैद्यक (vaidyaka, “medicinal”)
• वैद्यकीय (vaidyakīya)
• वैद्यक्रिया (vaidyakriyā, “the business of a physician”)
• वैद्यमानिन् (vaidyamānin, “thinking oneself a physician, pretending to be a physician”)
• वैद्यराज् (vaidyarāj, “king among physicians”)
• वैद्यशास्त्र (vaidyaśāstra, “text-book for physicians, treatise on the preparation of medicines”)
• वैद्यायते (vaidyāyate, “become a physician”)

 

Descendants

• Pali: vejja
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚 (vĕjja)
  • Assamese: বেজ (bez)
  • Middle Bengali: বেজ (beja)
  • Odia: ବେଜ (bejô), ବେଜୁ (beju), ବେଜୁଡ଼ (bejuṛô), ବେଜୁଡ଼ୁ (bejuṛu), ବେଜି (beji)
  • Sindhi: vej̄u

    Arabic script: ويڄُ

    Devanagari script: वेॼु

  • Sinhalese: වෙදා (wedā)

Borrowed terms

• → Assamese: বৈদ্য (boiiddo) (learned)
• → Bengali: বৈদ্য (bōiddo) (learned)
• → English: vaidya
• → Hindi: वैद्य (vaidya) (learned)
• → Kannada: ವೈದ್ಯ (vaidya) (learned)
• → Malayalam: വൈദ്യം (vaidyaṁ)
• → Marathi: वैद्य (vaidya) (learned)
• → Nepali: वैद्य (vaidya) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: වෛද්‍ය (waidya) (learned)
• → Tamil: வயித்தியன் (vayittiyaṉ), வைத்தியன் (vaittiyaṉ)
• → Old Javanese: waidya
• → Telugu: వైద్యము (vaidyamu), వైద్యుడు (vaidyuḍu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वैद्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1022.