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Vedic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Western: /ˈveɪdɪk/
  • Western: /ˈveɪðɪk/
  • /ˈved̪ɪk/ without laxing
  • /ˈvɛd̪ɪk/
  • [ʋɛː.d̪ɪk] with laxing from Veda; compare Hindi वैदिक
  • rhymes with -eɪdɪk
  • rhymes with -eɪðɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Vedas

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Vedic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to the Vedas or to the ancient Sanskrit in which they were written

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Vedic literature

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Veda Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Vedic From Veda + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վեդայական (vedayakan) — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Catalan: vèdic — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Finnish: vedalainen — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • French: védique — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Greek: βεδικός (vedikós) — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Hindi: वैदिक (vaidik) — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Icelandic: vedískur — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Italian: vedico — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Portuguese: védico — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Punjabi: ਵੈਦਿਕ (vaidik) — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Romanian: vedic — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Russian: ведический (vedičeskij) — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Spanish: védico — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Swedish: vedisk — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Turkish: Vedik — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Welsh: Fedig — Of or pertaining to the Vedas
  • Armenian: վեդայական (vedayakan) — Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas
  • Icelandic: vedískur — Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas
  • Portuguese: védico — Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas
  • Russian: ведический (vedičeskij) — Of or relating to the Sanskrit language of the Vedas
Real reading context

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