Vedda

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a member of an Indigenous minority people of Sri Lanka, also known by the self-designation Wanniyalaeto

   A Vedda community leader described current efforts to protect ancestral lands.

2. 2
   noun

   the endangered language variety traditionally associated with Vedda communities in Sri Lanka

   The recording preserves songs and vocabulary in Vedda.

3. 3
   adj

   relating to the Vedda people, their language, or their culture

   The exhibition was revised after consultation with Vedda representatives.

Borrowed through Sinhala or Tamil forms meaning 'hunter,' ultimately related to Sanskrit vyadha, 'hunter.' Vedda is the common modern English spelling; Veddah and the plural Veddahs are historical variants. Some communities use the self-designation Wanniyalaeto.

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