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)

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 quotations using this term, see Citations:Veda.

Hyponyms

• Rigveda
• Yajurveda
• Samaveda
• Atharvaveda

Related terms

• Vedanga
• Vedic
• Vedic Sanskrit

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, 韦达经 (wéidájīng), 韋陀經／韦陀经, 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)
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• Khmer: វេទ (km) (veit)
• 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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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Proper noun

Veda m

1. (Hinduism) Veda (Sanskrit scriptures)