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rigveda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
rigve-da
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E.

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛg-vedá, “veda of praise”), from ऋच् (ṛ́c, “praise, verse”) and वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Rigveda (canonical) Rig Veda (alternative) Ṛgveda (alternative) Rgveda (alternative) Ṛg Veda (alternative) Rg Veda (alternative) Rug Veda (alternative) RV. (alternative)

Derived Forms

Rigvedic

Questions

What does rigveda mean?
An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E.
Where does rigveda come from?
From Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛg-vedá, “veda of praise”), from ऋच् (ṛ́c, “praise, verse”) and वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

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