Veda

See also veda, and vedä

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेद (veda, “knowledge”). Compare to Swedish veta (to know), Dutch: weten, Low German: witten, wetten, waiten (Gronings) and German: wissen.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈveɪdə/
• Rhymes: -eɪdə

Proper noun

Veda (plural Vedas)

1. (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 usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Related terms

• Vedic
• Vedic Sanskrit

Translations

Sanskrit scriptures

• Armenian: Վեդա (hy) (Veda)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吠陀 (cmn) (Fèituó), 韋達經 (cmn), 韦达经 (cmn) (Wéidá jīng), 韋陀經 (cmn), 韦陀经 (cmn) (Wéituó jīng)

• French: véda (fr) m
• German: Veda (de) m, Veden (de) m pl
• Hindi: वेद (hi) (ved) m

• Hungarian: Véda (hu)
• Japanese: ヴェーダ (ja) (Vēda)
• Malay: Weda (ms)
• Marathi: वेद (mr) (veda) m
• Russian: Веды (ru) (Védy) f pl
• Sanskrit: वेद (sa) (véda) m
• Telugu: వేదము (te)

External links

• Vedas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Vedas

Anagrams

• Dave
• deva
• E.D. Va.