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Vedda

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From Sinhalese වැද්දා (wæddā, “hunter”), from Sanskrit वेति (veti, “hunt”), q.v.

noun Veddas · Beda · Veddah · Wedda · Weddah

  1. One of an indigenous people of Sri Lanka.

proper noun Beda · Veddah · Wedda · Weddah

  1. The language of the Veddas.

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"Vedda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vedda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Vedda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vedda

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"Vedda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vedda.

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@misc{vedda_2026,
  title = {Vedda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vedda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}