Word history
Wiktionary records त्रिवेदी (trivedī) as a Hindi surname. The entry gives Sanskrit trivedin as the source and supplies the sense familiar with three Vedas. Monier-Williams records the same sense for the older title. The first element tri means three. त्रिवेदी retains a later final long vowel; the title’s literal construction does not demonstrate the studies or qualifications of a particular individual.
Sources: Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense · Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword trivedin, page 460, column 3, entry L88305
Literal dictionary sense
trivedin: Knowing three Vedas.
Native-script forms
Sources and attribution
- Wiktionary contributors · Hindi entry, etymology and surname sense
- Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899) · headword trivedin, page 460, column 3, entry L88305
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