Ayurveda en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ðə/ (UK)
- /aɪ.ɚˈveɪ.də/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/ (UK)
- /ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/ (India, South)
- /ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/ (India, North)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).
Meanings
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(uncountable) Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
From these are deduced the four Upavédas, namely, Ayush, Gándharva, Dhanush, and St'hápatya; the first of which, or Ayurvéda, was delivered to mankind by Brahma', Indra, Dhanwantari, and five other Deities ; and comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines, with the practical methods of curing Diseases.
1788, Asiatic Society of Bengal, chapter XVIII, in Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia, volume 1, Calcutta, India: Manuel Cantopher, page 340:
- (countable) A text on this form of medicine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayurvedas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Ayurvedist · Ayurveda Day · Ayurvedic
Translations (25)
fi ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · hi आयुर्वेद (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · it Ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · lv ājurvēda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ar أَيُورْفِيدَا (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · gu આયુર્વેદ (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · vi Ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · el αγιουρβέδα (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · cs ájurvéda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · sv ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ko 아유르베다 (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ja アーユルヴェーダ (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ta ஆயுர்வேதம் (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ru аюрве́да (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · id ayurweda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · ur آیوروید (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · es ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · fr ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · pl ajurweda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · nl ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · de Ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · te ఆయుర్వేదము (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · cmn 阿育吠陀 (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · pt ayurveda (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) · sa आयुर्वेद (traditional Hindu alternative medicine)