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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi वाढणे (vāḍhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï), from Sanskrit वर्धते (vardhate, “to grow, increase”). Cognate to Hindi बढ़ना (baṛhnā), Gujarati વધવું (vadhvũ), Bengali বাড়া (baṛa).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /ʋaɖʱ.ɳe/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋaɖʱ.ɳə/
Verb
वाढणे • (vāḍhṇe)
- (intransitive) to increase, grow, wax
- (transitive) to serve
Derived terms
- वाढ (vāḍh, “growth”)
- वाढदिवस (vāḍhdivas, “birthday”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वाढणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाढणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वाढणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várdhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press