Baidya

noun

Bai·​dya

ˈbīdyə

plural -s

: a member of a high caste of eastern Bengal traditionally made up of physicians

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit vaidya literally, possessing knowledge, from vidyā knowledge

First Known Use

circa 1885, in the meaning defined above

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