Dwivedi
name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A surname.
"‘Dwivedi is the uncle down the street.’ He couldn’t tell the difference; they sounded the same to his ears. ‘Who is better? Them or us?’ ‘Both are high-caste Brahmins. But our ancestors knew three Vedas; theirs knew only two.’"
Example
More examples"‘Dwivedi is the uncle down the street.’ He couldn’t tell the difference; they sounded the same to his ears. ‘Who is better? Them or us?’ ‘Both are high-caste Brahmins. But our ancestors knew three Vedas; theirs knew only two.’"
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).
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