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Dwivedi

Dwivedi proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Dwivedi (plural Dwivedis)

  1. A surname.
    • ‘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.’2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 10

Forms of Dwivedi

pluralDwivedis

Origin of Dwivedi

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”).

Questions about Dwivedi

What does Dwivedi mean?
Dwivedi means a surname.
What part of speech is Dwivedi?
Dwivedi is a proper noun.

Words near Dwivedi in the dictionary

  1. dwining
  2. Dwire
  3. Dwires
  4. DWIs
  5. Dwitiya
  6. Dwivedi
  7. Dwivedis
  8. DWL
  9. DWM
  10. DWMs
  11. Dwn.

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