विद्या
See also: वैद्य
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā), 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)
- 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.
- 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
Declension of विद्या (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | विद्या vidyā | विद्याएँ vidyāẽ |
oblique | विद्या vidyā | विद्याओं vidyāõ |
vocative | विद्या vidyā | विद्याओ vidyāo |
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
Alternative scripts
- ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- ৱিদ্যা (Assamese script)
- বিদ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- વિદ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਵਿਦੑਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- វិទ្យា (Khmer script)
- ವಿದ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- ວິທ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- വിദ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘪𑘱𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠸᢈᢑᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠸᡳᡩᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- ဝိဒျာ (Burmese script)
- 𑧊𑧒𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐶𑐡𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଵିଦ୍ଯା (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- විද්යා (Sinhalese script)
- విద్యా (Telugu script)
- วิทฺยา (Thai script)
- ཝི་དྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From the root विद् (√vid, “to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see; to know”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋid.jɑ́ː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈʋid̪.jɑː/
Noun
विद्या • (vidyā́) f
- knowledge, wisdom
- science, philosophy
- an academic discipline
- scholarship
Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of विद्या (vidyā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | विद्या vidyā́ | विद्ये vidyé | विद्याः vidyā́ḥ |
Vocative | विद्ये vídye | विद्ये vídye | विद्याः vídyāḥ |
Accusative | विद्याम् vidyā́m | विद्ये vidyé | विद्याः vidyā́ḥ |
Instrumental | विद्यया / विद्या¹ vidyáyā / vidyā́¹ | विद्याभ्याम् vidyā́bhyām | विद्याभिः vidyā́bhiḥ |
Dative | विद्यायै vidyā́yai | विद्याभ्याम् vidyā́bhyām | विद्याभ्यः vidyā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | विद्यायाः vidyā́yāḥ | विद्याभ्याम् vidyā́bhyām | विद्याभ्यः vidyā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | विद्यायाः vidyā́yāḥ | विद्ययोः vidyáyoḥ | विद्यानाम् vidyā́nām |
Locative | विद्यायाम् vidyā́yām | विद्ययोः vidyáyoḥ | विद्यासु vidyā́su |
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Derived terms
- विद्यालय (vidyālaya)
- अविद्य (avidya)
Descendants
- Bengali: বিদ্যা (bidda)
- Hindi: विद्या (vidyā)
- Khmer: វិទ្យា (vityie)
- Pali: vijjā
- Telugu: విద్య (vidya)
- Thai: วิทยา (wíttáyaa)