English Explanatory Dictionary

Ayurveda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
  2. A text on this form of medicine.

Pronunciation

/ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/ /ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/ /aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/ /-ðə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ayurveda.wav /aɪ.ɚˈveɪ.də/

Word forms

Ayurveda Ayurvedas

Etymology

From Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

Derived words

Ayurveda Day Ayurvedic
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