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 examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Translations

Sanskrit scriptures

Chinese: Mandarin: 吠陀 (zh) (Fèituó), 韋達經 (zh), 韦达经 (zh) (Wéidá jīng), 韋陀經 (zh), 韦陀经 (zh) (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) Russian: Веды (ru) (Védy) f. pl. Sanskrit: वेद (sa) (véda) m.

External links

• Vedas on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Vedas

Anagrams

• Dave
• deva
• E.D. Va.