Urdu

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Etymology

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Perhaps a medieval borrowing directly from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛgvedá) or a loanword via Classical Persian from the same source. Compare Ottoman Turkish وید (vid, Vedas).

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Proper noun

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رِگْوید (rigved? (Hindi spelling ऋग्वेद)

  1. Rigveda; Vedas, ancient hymns of the historical Vedic religion written in Vedic Sanskrit, taking place and composed in ancient Punjab and Khyber.