वेदिका

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋeː.d̪ɪ.kɑː/, [ʋeː.d̪ɪ.käː]

Noun

वेदिका • (vedikā) f

1. a small, or a makeshift, sacrificial altar

   Synonym: वेदी (vedī)

2. ground prepared for sacrificial ceremonies

   Synonym: वेदी (vedī)

3. platform

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “वेदिका”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “वेदिका”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वेदिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वेदिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “वेदिका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.