វេទ

Khmer

noun
Definitions
  • knowledge
  • (Hinduism) Veda

Etymology

Inherited from Old Khmer ពេទ borrowed from Pali veda (Veda, feeling, emotion, enthusiasm, knowledge) borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (knowledge, Veda, sacred knowledge, etc, veda, a tuft bunch of strong grass, sacred lore, perception, true knowledge).

Origin

Sanskrit

वेद

Gloss

knowledge, Veda, sacred knowledge, etc, veda, a tuft bunch of strong grass, sacred lore, perception, true knowledge

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