Ayurveda

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India, North/ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/India, South/ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/UK/aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/UK/-ðə/

noun

Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.

OriginSanskrit आयुर्वेद →
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Meanings

nounAyurveda (countable and uncountable, plural Ayurvedas)

plural Ayurvedas

  1. uncountableTraditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
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    From these are deduced the four Upavédas, namely, Ayush, Gándharva, Dhanush, and St'hápatya; the first of which, or Ayurvéda, was delivered to mankind by Brahma', Indra, Dhanwantari, and five other Deities ; and comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines, with the practical methods of curing Diseases.

    1788, Asiatic Society of Bengal, chapter XVIII, in Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia, volume 1, Calcutta, India: Manuel Cantopher, page 340
  2. countableA text on this form of medicine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ayurvedic medicine

Origin

  1. Sanskritआयुर्वेद
  2. Sanskritआयुर्वेद
  3. EnglishAyurveda

Borrowed from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).

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Translations

Arabic أَيُورْفِيدَا
  • أَيُورْفِيدَا (ʔayūrfīdā)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Chinese Mandarin 阿育吠陀
  • 阿育吠陀 (āyùfèituó)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Czech ájurvéda
  • ájurvédatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Dutch ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Finnish ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
French ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
German Ayurveda
  • Ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Greek αγιουρβέδα
  • αγιουρβέδα (agiourvéda)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Hindi आयुर्वेद
  • आयुर्वेद (āyurved)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Indonesian ayurweda
  • ayurwedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Italian Ayurveda
  • Ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Japanese アーユルヴェーダ
  • アーユルヴェーダ (āyuruvēda)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Korean 아유르베다
  • 아유르베다 (ayureubeda)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Latvian ājurvēda
  • ājurvēdatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Polish ajurweda
  • ajurwedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Portuguese ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Russian аюрве́да
  • аюрве́да (ajurvéda)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Spanish ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Swedish ayurveda
  • ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
Tamil ஆயுர்வேதம்
  • ஆயுர்வேதம் (āyurvētam)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Urdu آیوروید
  • آیوروید (āyurved)traditional Hindu alternative medicine
Vietnamese Ayurveda
  • Ayurvedatraditional Hindu alternative medicine
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Ayurveda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayurveda

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“Ayurveda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayurveda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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