বেদে
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Bengali
Alternative forms
- বেদিয়া (bediẏa), বাইদিয়া (baidiẏa), বায়দিয়া (baẏdiẏa), বাদিয়া (badiẏa)
- বাইদ্যা (baidda) — derogatory
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Bengali বাইদিয়া (baidiẏa), from an earlier বাদিয়া (badiẏa). Further etymology disputed, with three proposed theories:[1]
- from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀤𑀺𑀬 (vādiya), from Sanskrit वादिक (vādika, “spell reciter, conjurer”), from वाद (vāda, “speech; sound”) + -इक (-ika, “maker, doer”), which is both phonologically and semantically very possible, since the Bedes have been known for their historical practise of snake charming. If this proposition is true, then doublets are -বাদ (-bad), বাদ্য (baddo), বাজা (baja), and বাজন (bajon).
- from Sanskrit व्याध (vyādha, “hunter”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwyādʰHás (“cutter, piercer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wyedʰh₁-ós (“divider”), which is possible semantically due to the group's ancient hunting profession, but very difficult phonologically.
- from Sanskrit वैद्य (vaidya, “physician”, literally “learned, expert”), which is somewhat possibly phonologically, but very difficult semantically, due to the reservation of the Sanskrit term for the upper-class physicians.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
বেদে • (bede)
Derived terms
- বাড্ডা (baḍḍa)
References
- ^ Brandt, Carmen (2018) The "Bedes" of Bengal: Establishing an Ethnic Group through Potrayals, page: 201-226, LIT Verlag. →ISBN