vṛddhi
/ˈvɹɪ.di/
vṛddhi noun: the strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European.
Noun
vṛddhi (countable and uncountable, plural vṛddhis)
- The strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European.
- Sometimes a vrddhi-derivative was formed from a zero-grade and involved the insertion of the full-grade vowel in the “wrong” place.2004, Benjamin Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture, Blackwell 2004, page 117
- Synonyms:
- lengthened grade
vṛddhi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
vṛddhi in Hindi
- Translations
- वृद्धि vŕddhi
vṛddhi in Tamil
- Translations
- விருத்திசந்தி virutticanti, விருத்தி virutti
vṛddhi in Bengali
- Translations
- বৃদ্ধি briddhi
vṛddhi in Telugu
- Translations
- వృద్ధి vr̥ddhi
More languagesFewer languages
- vṛddhi in Malayalam
- വൃദ്ധി vr̥ddhi
- vṛddhi in Kannada
- ವೃದ್ಧಿ vṛddhi
- vṛddhi in Gujarati
- વૃદ્ધિ vŕddhi
- vṛddhi in Odia
- ବୃଦ୍ଧି bruddhi
- vṛddhi in Sanskrit
- वृद्धि vṛddhi
- vṛddhi in Indonesian
- wṛddhi
Synonyms of vṛddhi
Forms of vṛddhi
| plural | vṛddhis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | vrddhi |
| alternative form | vr̥ddhi |
| alternative form | vriddhi |
Origin of vṛddhi
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase”).
Words formed from vṛddhi
Questions about vṛddhi
- What does vṛddhi mean?
- Vṛddhi means the strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European.
- What is vṛddhi in Hindi?
- Vṛddhi in Hindi is वृद्धि (vŕddhi). See Vṛddhi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vṛddhi?
- Vṛddhi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vṛddhi?
- Vṛddhi is pronounced /ˈvɹɪ.di/.
- What is the plural of vṛddhi?
- The plural of vṛddhi is vṛddhis.
Words near vṛddhi in the dictionary
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