Vidyalaya, Vidyālaya, Vidya-alaya: 7 definitions
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Vidyalaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vidyalay.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVidyālaya (विद्यालय).—a school, college, any place of learning.
Derivable forms: vidyālayaḥ (विद्यालयः).
Vidyālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidyā and ālaya (आलय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyālaya (विद्यालय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A school, a college. E. vidyā and ālaya a house.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vidyālaya (विद्यालय):—[from vidyā > vid] m. (yāl) abode or seat of learning, a school, college, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [=vidyā-laya] [from vidyālaya > vidyā > vid] Name of a place, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyālaya (विद्यालय):—[vidyā+laya] (yaḥ) 1. m. College, school.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVidyālaya (विद्यालय) [Also spelled vidyalay]:—(nm) a school, educational institution.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVidyālaya (ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ):—[noun] = ವಿದ್ಯಾನಿಕೇತನ [vidyaniketana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Laya, Vidya, Alaya.
Ends with: Mahavidyalaya, Prashikshana-mahavidyalaya, Prashikshana-vidyalaya, Praudha-vidyalaya, Shilpavidyalaya, Svasthya-vidyalaya, Tribhuvana-vishvavidyalaya, Vishrvavidyalaya, Vishvavidyalaya.
Full-text: Balika, Swasthya-vidhyalay, Vidyalay, Shilpa, Shilp, Paricchada, Alaya.
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