Veda

//ved̪(ə)// name, noun

name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

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
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.

Example

More examples

"In the Rig Veda, Agni is the god of fire."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Probably originally a trade name, invented circa 1904.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.