विद्या

See also: वैद्य

Hindi

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Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Sanskrit विद् (vid)

Sanskrit -या (-yā)

Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā)lbor.

Hindi विद्या

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑː/, [ʋɪd̪.jäː]

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f (Urdu spelling وديا or بديا)

1. learning

   विद्या का ज़ोर को उपेक्षा मत करना।

   vidyā kā zor ko upekṣā mat karnā.

   Do not underestimate the power of learning.

   कुपात्र को विद्या न दें।

   kupātra ko vidyā na dẽ.

   Do not give knowledge to an undeserving person.

2. discipline, branch of learning

   विश्‍वविद्यालय में विद्याओं का प्रसार बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण है।

   viś‍vavidyālay mẽ vidyāõ kā prasār bahut mahattvapūrṇ hai.

   The expansion of disciplines in the university is very important.

Declension

Declension of विद्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विद्या vidyā	विद्याएँ vidyāẽ
oblique	विद्या vidyā	विद्याओं vidyāõ
vocative	विद्या vidyā	विद्याओ vidyāo

Proper noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f

1. a female given name, Vidya, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of विद्या (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	विद्या vidyā
oblique	विद्या vidyā
vocative	विद्या vidyā

Derived terms

• विद्याकर्म (vidyākarm, “the study of science”)
• विद्यादेवी (vidyādevī, “Sarasvati, the goddess of learning”)
• विद्यापीठ (vidyāpīṭh, “a centre of learning”)
• विद्याव्यवसाय (vidyāvyavsāy, “pursuit of knowledge”)
• विद्याहीन (vidyāhīn, “illiterate, stupid”)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “विद्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4481
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “विद्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 705
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विद्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 921
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “विद्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 589.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিদ্যা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
• বিদ্যা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိဒျာ (Burmese script)
• વિદ્યા (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿದ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
• វិទ្យា (Khmer script)
• ວິທ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
• വിദ്യാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡩᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᢑᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐡𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵିଦ୍ଯା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
• විද්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
• வித்³யா (Tamil script)
• విద్యా (Telugu script)
• วิทฺยา (Thai script)
• ཝི་དྱཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Sanskrit विद् (vid)

Sanskrit -या (-yā)

Sanskrit विद्या

From विद् (vid, “to know”) +‎ -या (-yā). Compare Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “form, shape, idea”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋid.jɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋid̪.jɑː/

Noun

वि॒द्या • (vidyā́) stem, f (root विद्)

1. knowledge, wisdom
2. science, philosophy
3. an academic discipline
4. scholarship

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वि॒द्या

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वि॒द्या (vidyā́)	वि॒द्ये (vidyé)	वि॒द्याः (vidyā́ḥ)
accusative	वि॒द्याम् (vidyā́m)	वि॒द्ये (vidyé)	वि॒द्याः (vidyā́ḥ)
instrumental	वि॒द्यया॑ (vidyáyā) वि॒द्या¹ (vidyā́¹)	वि॒द्याभ्या॑म् (vidyā́bhyām)	वि॒द्याभिः॑ (vidyā́bhiḥ)
dative	वि॒द्यायै॑ (vidyā́yai)	वि॒द्याभ्या॑म् (vidyā́bhyām)	वि॒द्याभ्यः॑ (vidyā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	वि॒द्यायाः॑ (vidyā́yāḥ) वि॒द्यायै॑² (vidyā́yai²)	वि॒द्याभ्या॑म् (vidyā́bhyām)	वि॒द्याभ्यः॑ (vidyā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	वि॒द्यायाः॑ (vidyā́yāḥ) वि॒द्यायै॑² (vidyā́yai²)	वि॒द्ययोः॑ (vidyáyoḥ)	वि॒द्याना॑म् (vidyā́nām)
locative	वि॒द्याया॑म् (vidyā́yām)	वि॒द्ययोः॑ (vidyáyoḥ)	वि॒द्यासु॑ (vidyā́su)
vocative	विद्ये॑ (vídye)	विद्ये॑ (vídye)	विद्याः॑ (vídyāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• विद्याधर (vidyādhara)
• विद्यालय (vidyālaya)
• अविद्य (avidya)

Descendants

• Bengali: বিদ্যা (bidda)
• Hindi: विद्या (vidyā)
• → Old Javanese: widyā
  • > Javanese: ꦮꦶꦢꦾ (widya) (inherited)
• Pali: vijjā

  → Thai: วิชา (wí-chaa)

  → Lao: ວິຊາ (wi sā)

  → Khmer: វិជ្ជា (vityie)

• → Punjabi: ਵਿੱਦਿਆ (viddiā) (learned)
• Telugu: విద్య (vidya)
• → Thai: วิทยา (wíttáyaa)
• → Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာ (wijja)
• → Lao: ວິທະຍາ (wi tha nyā)
• → Khmer: វិទ្យា (vityie)
• → Eastern Cham: ꨝꨪꨖꨪ
• → Malay: widya (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “विद्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 963, column 3.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.