विद्या

See also: वैद्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from the root verb विद् (vid, to know, understand), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see; to know).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā) f (Urdu spelling وديا)

  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

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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

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), विद्या”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), विद्या”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root विद् (√vid, to know, understand), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (to see; to know).

Pronunciation

Noun

विद्या • (vidyā́) stem, f

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

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024), vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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