noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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India, North:/ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/
India, South:/ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/
UK:/aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/
UK:/-ðə/
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US:/aɪ.ɚˈveɪ.də/
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noun
Meaning 1
Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A text on this form of medicine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أَيُورْفِيدَا
(ʔayūrfīdā)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Chinese Mandarin:
阿育吠陀
(āyùfèituó)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Czech:
ájurvéda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Dutch:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Finnish:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
French:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
German:
Ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Greek:
αγιουρβέδα
(agiourvéda)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Gujarati:
આયુર્વેદ
(āyurved)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Hindi:
आयुर्वेद
(āyurved)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Indonesian:
ayurweda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Italian:
Ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Japanese:
アーユルヴェーダ
(āyuruvēda)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Korean:
아유르베다
(ayureubeda)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Latvian:
ājurvēda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Polish:
ajurweda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Portuguese:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Russian:
аюрве́да
(ajurvéda)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Sanskrit:
आयुर्वेद
(āyurveda)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Spanish:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Swedish:
ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Tamil:
ஆயுர்வேதம்
(āyurvētam)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Telugu:
ఆయుర్వేదము
(āyurvēdamu)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Urdu:
آیوروید
(āyurved)
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Vietnamese:
Ayurveda
— traditional Hindu alternative medicine
