Rig-Veda
or Rig·ve·da
[ rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh ]
/ rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /
noun Hinduism.
one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
Compare
Veda.
Origin of Rig-Veda
From the Sanskrit word
ṛgveda
OTHER WORDS FROM Rig-Veda
Rig·ve·dic [rig-vey-dik, -vee-] /rɪgˈveɪ dɪk, -ˈvi-/, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for rig veda
Rig-Veda
/ (rɪɡˈveɪdə, -ˈviːdə) /
noun
a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier
Word Origin for Rig-Veda
C18: from Sanskrit
rigveda, from
ric song of praise +
Veda