Ayurveda

ayurveda English Etymology en :bor sa:आयुर्वेद + 1 Pronunciation en /ɑjʊr.ved̪(ə)/ North India en /ɑjʊr.ved̪ɑ/ South India en /aɪ.ʊəˈveɪ.də/ /-ðə/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ayurveda.wav Southern England en /aɪ.ɚˈveɪ.də/ US Noun ~ en uncountable Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm. en 1788 Asiatic Society of Bengal Manuel Cantopher Calcutta, India Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=AyhFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA340 340 XVIII 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. en countable A text on this form of medicine. Derived terms en Ayurveda Day Ayurvedic Ayurvedist Translations traditional Hindu alternative medicine Arabic: ar أَيُورْفِيدَا f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿育吠陀 āyùfèituó Czech: cs ájurvéda f Dutch: nl ayurveda m Finnish: fi ayurveda French: fr ayurveda m German: de Ayurveda m Greek: el αγιουρβέδα f Gujarati: gu આયુર્વેદ m Hindi: hi आयुर्वेद Indonesian: id ayurweda Italian: it Ayurveda Japanese: ja アーユルヴェーダ āyuruvēda Korean: ko 아유르베다 Latin: la Latvian: lv ājurvēda f Marathi: mr Polish: pl ajurweda f Portuguese: pt ayurveda m Russian: ru аюрве́да f Sanskrit: sa आयुर्वेद m Spanish: es ayurveda m Swedish: sv ayurveda Tamil: ta ஆயுர்வேதம் Telugu: te ఆయుర్వేదము Urdu: ur آیوروید āyurved Vietnamese: vi Ayurveda Further reading en Alternative medicine Ayurveda