ਵਿੱਦਿਆ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā).

Noun

ਵਿੱਦਿਆ • (viddiā) f

1. education, learning, study
2. science, knowledge, skill

Derived terms

• ਧਾਤ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (dhāt viddiā, “metallurgy”)
• ਬਾਲਗ਼ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ f (bālaġ viddiā, “adult education”)

Related terms

• ਵਿੱਦਿਆਹੀਣ (viddiāhīṇ, “uneducated”, adjective)
• ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥਣ f (vidiārathaṇ, “student”)
• ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ m (vidiārathī, “student”)
• ਵਿਦਿਆਲਾ m (vidiālā, “school”)
• ਵਿਦਿਤ (vidit, “known”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਵਿੱਦਿਆ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024