veda

1. 1.

   (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads

   SynonymsVedic literature

   Broadersacred text

   NarrowerSamhitaBrahmanaAranyakaVedanga

   Hinduism · Sanskrit

Other forms of veda

plural

vedas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about veda

What does veda mean?

veda means "(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads".

How many syllables are in veda?

veda has 2 syllables: ve-da. The stress falls on "ve". In IPA it is /ˈveɪdə/.

What is another word for veda?

Close synonyms include Vedic literature. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is veda a common word?

veda is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.