Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vedda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
ved-da
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.

name

The language of the Veddas.

Etymology

From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: වැද්දා, वेति

Inflected Forms

Veddas (plural) Beda (alternative) Veddah (alternative) Wedda (alternative) Weddah (alternative)

Derived Forms

Veddoid

Questions

What does vedda mean?
One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.
Where does vedda come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce vedda

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