विद्या
See also: वैद्य
Hindi
Etymology
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) 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.
Proper noun
विद्या • (vidyā) f
- a female given name, Vidya, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱিদ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- বিদ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဝိဒျာ (Burmese script)
- વિદ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ವಿದ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- វិទ្យា (Khmer script)
- ວິທ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- വിദ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡩᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘱𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᢑᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧒𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐶𑐡𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଵିଦ୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- විද්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚮𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- வித்³யா (Tamil script)
- విద్యా (Telugu script)
- วิทฺยา (Thai script)
- ཝི་དྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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From विद् (vid, “to know”) + -या (-yā). Compare Ancient Greek ἰδέᾱ (idéā, “form, shape, idea”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋid.jɑ́ː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋid̪.jɑː/
Noun
विद्या • (vidyā́) stem, f (root विद्)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | विद्या (vidyā́) | विद्ये (vidyé) | विद्याः (vidyā́ḥ) |
| accusative | विद्याम् (vidyā́m) | विद्ये (vidyé) | विद्याः (vidyā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | विद्यया (vidyáyā) विद्या¹ (vidyā́¹) |
विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) | विद्याभिः (vidyā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | विद्यायै (vidyā́yai) | विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) | विद्याभ्यः (vidyā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | विद्यायाः (vidyā́yāḥ) विद्यायै² (vidyā́yai²) |
विद्याभ्याम् (vidyā́bhyām) | विद्याभ्यः (vidyā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | विद्यायाः (vidyā́yāḥ) विद्यायै² (vidyā́yai²) |
विद्ययोः (vidyáyoḥ) | विद्यानाम् (vidyā́nām) |
| locative | विद्यायाम् (vidyā́yām) | विद्ययोः (vidyáyoḥ) | विद्यासु (vidyā́su) |
| vocative | विद्ये (vídye) | विद्ये (vídye) | विद्याः (vídyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
Descendants
- Bengali: বিদ্যা (bidda)
- Hindi: विद्या (vidyā)
- → Old Javanese: widyā
- Pali: vijjā
- → Punjabi: ਵਿੱਦਿਆ (viddiā) (learned)
- Telugu: విద్య (vidya)
- → Thai: วิทยา (wíttáyaa)
- → Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာ (wijja)
- → Lao: ວິທະຍາ (wi tha nyā)
- → Khmer: វិទ្យា (vityie)
- → Eastern Cham: ꨝꨪꨖꨪ
- → Malay: widya (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “विद्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 963, column 3.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “vidyā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.