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Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛddhi). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (addhi), 𑀇𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (iddhi), 𑀇𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (iḍḍhi), 𑀭𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (riddhi).
Noun
iddhi f
- prosperity
- psychic power
Declension
Declension table of "iddhi" (feminine)
Descendants
References
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 157.
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “iddhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 121
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “iddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117