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baidya

baidya is the alternative form of vaidya.

Meaning of vaidya

Noun

vaidya (plural vaidyas)

  1. (India) A practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine.
    • Like the sannyāsī, the religious ascetic, moreover, the vaidya did not adhere rigidly to the stringent rules of ritual purity which regulated the lives of the ordinary members of the higher classes.1976, Charles M Leslie, Asian Medical Systems: A Comparative Study, page 37

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Noun capitalized: Baidya

Baidya (plural Baidyas)

  1. A member of a Bengali Hindu community or caste of Ayurvedic physicians.

Forms of baidya

pluralbaidyas
pluralBaidyas
alternative formVaidya

Questions about baidya

What does baidya mean?
Baidya means a member of a Bengali Hindu community or caste of Ayurvedic physicians.
What is baidya the alternative form of?
Baidya is the alternative form of vaidya.
What part of speech is baidya?
Baidya is a noun.
What is the plural of baidya?
The plural of baidya is baidyas.

Words near baidya in the dictionary

  1. Baides
  2. Baidu
  3. Baidued
  4. Baiduing
  5. Baidus
  6. baidya
  7. baidyas
  8. Baie Verte
  9. Baier
  10. Baiers
  11. Baig

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