Veda

English

/ˈveɪdə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (knowledge, Veda, sacred knowledge, etc, veda, a tuft bunch of strong grass, sacred lore, perception, true knowledge) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyd-

Gloss

see, know, behold, perceive, find, view, look at

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji
🙈 🪚

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