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वेद

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

वेद (ved) m

  1. (Hinduism) the Veda (the holy works of Hinduism)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘪𑘹𑘟 (veda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋed̪/
  • Hyphenation: वेद
  • Rhymes: -ed̪

Proper noun

वेद (ved) m

  1. (Hinduism) Vedas, the foundational texts of Hinduism
  2. a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

More information Declension of वेद (masc cons-stem), direct singular ...
More information Genitive declension of वेद (masc cons-stem), masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म ...

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वेद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “वेद”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

वेद m

  1. Devanagari script form of veda (knowledge)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the root विद् (vid), lemma वेत्ति (vetti, to know, understand), itself from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

Noun

वेद (véda) stem, m

  1. knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore, knowledge of ritual
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.19.5:
      यः स॒मिधा॒ य आहु॑ती॒ यो वेदे॑न द॒दाश॒ मर्तो॑ अ॒ग्नये॑।
      यो नम॑सा स्वध्व॒रः॥
      yáḥ samídhā yá ā́hutī yó védena dadā́śa márto agnáye.
      yó námasā svadhvaráḥ.
      The mortal who hath ministered to Agni with oblation, fuel, ritual lore,
      And reverence, skilled in sacrifice.
  2. Veda
  3. name of the number "four"
  4. feeling, perception
  5. = वृत्त (vṛtta) (v.l. वित्त (vitta))
Declension
More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Pali: veda
    • Burmese: ဗေဒ (beda.)
  • Dutch: Veda
  • English: Veda
  • Hindi: वेद (ved) (learned)
  • Indonesian: Weda (learned)
  • Kannada: ವೇದ (vēda)
  • Khmer: វេទ (veit)
  • Lao: ເວດ (wēt)
  • Malay: Weda (learned)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘹𑘟 (veda)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵੇਦ (ved)
    Shahmukhi script: وید (ved)
  • Portuguese: Veda
  • Russian: ве́да (véda), Ве́ды (Védy)
  • Tamil: வேதம் (vētam)
  • Telugu: వేదము (vēdamu)
  • Thai: เวท (wêet)
  • Ukrainian: ве́да (véda)

Etymology 2

From the root विद् (vid, to find).

Noun

वेद (veda) stem, m

  1. finding, obtaining, acquisition
    सुवेद (su-veda)easy to be found or obtained
Declension
More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *wóyd-e ~ *wid-ḗr, perfect verb from the root *weyd- (to see).

Verb

वेद (véda) third-singular indicative (type P, perfect, root विद्)

  1. perfect of विद् (vid): to know
Usage notes

This perfect verb has the meaning of a present.

Conjugation
More information Perfect: वेद (véda), विदे (vidé), Active ...

Etymology 4

Perhaps connected with √वे (√ve, to weave or bind together).

Noun

वेद (vedá) stem, m

  1. a tuft or bunch of strong grass (कुश (kuśa) or मुञ्ज (muñja)) made into a broom (and used for sweeping, making up the sacrificial fire etc., in rites)
Declension
More information singular, dual ...
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 5

Proper noun

वेद (veda) stem, m

  1. Name of a pupil of आयोद (āyoda).

References

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