Vedda

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of the Veddas.

Etymology

From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.

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