𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺

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Alternative forms

Noun

𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi)

  1. Brahmi script form of vaḍḍhi

Prakrit

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi /⁠vaḍḍhi⁠/), from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, increase).

Noun

𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhif (Devanagari वड्ढि)

  1. growth, increase

Usage notes

The sense "interest" is not attested in this Prakrit term but is attested in its descendants (including borrowed terms) and also in the Sanskrit term which it came from. Thus, this meaning is likely to have existed in the Prakrit word.

Derived terms

  • *vaḍḍhiyā (with Middle Indo-Aryan -ikā)
    • Central:
      • Hindi: बाढ़ी (bāṛhī, interest)
    • Eastern:
    • Northwestern:
    • Southern:

Descendants