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Veda

//ved̪(ə)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism. Hinduism

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Veda."

  2. 2
    A female given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Veda (“malt loaf bread”). alt-of
  2. 2
    A style of malt loaf bread (sweet, chewy, caramel-colored leavened bread made with malted wheat), traditionally produced across the UK and Ireland but today eaten mainly in Northern Ireland.

    "'Slip a few slices of Veda in that package you're making up for your Boy. In Damp-Proof Packet . . . the ONLY bread that reaches the Trenches fresh and sweet'"

  3. 3
    (from the Sanskrit word for ‘knowledge’) any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद (veda, “knowledge”).

Etymology 2

Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904.

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