name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Sanskrit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
vidya
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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/ˈvɪdjə/
noun
Meaning 2
Video games.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”).
Humorous alteration of video. Originates from the 1990s American sitcom King of the Hill. American regional usage far precedes this.
Real reading context