How do you pronounce dwivedi?

The recorded pronunciation is /dwɪvˈɛdi/.

dwivedi

/dwɪvˈɛdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: dwive-di
IPA: /dwɪvˈɛdi/

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Meaning

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"‘Dwivedi is the uncle down the street.’ He couldn’t tell the difference; they sounded the same to his ears. ‘Who is better? Them or us?’ ‘Both are high-caste Brahmins. But our ancestors knew three Vedas; theirs knew only two.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: विद्, द्विवेदी, द्विवेदिन्

Inflected Forms

Dwivedis (plural)

Rhymes With

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