𑀯𑀠𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi).

Noun

𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi /vaḍḍhi/) f[1]

  1. growth

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (“growth”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi)
East Dhauli 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi), 𑀯𑀼𑀠𑀺 (vuḍhi)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨬𐨝𐨁 (vaḍhi)
Mansehra 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨁 (vadhri)
West Girnar 𑀯𑀥𑀺 (vadhi)

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Descendants
  • Prakrit: 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi)
    • Central:
      • Hindi: बाढ़ (bāṛh, “increase; flood”)
    • Eastern
      • Bengali: বাড় (baṛ, “growth”)
    • Northern:
    • Southern:
      • Konkani-Marathi:
      • Sinhalese: වැඩ (wæḍa, “increase, profit”)
    • → Kannada: ಬಡ್ಡಿ (baḍḍi, “interest”)
    • → Malayalam: വട്ടി (vaṭṭi, “interest”)
    • → Tamil: வட்டி (vaṭṭi, “interest”)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vŕ̥ddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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