प्रौढ

Sanskrit

Etymology

Analyzeable as प्र- (pra-) +‎ ऊढ (ūḍha) or प्रवह् (pravah) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɑːw.ɖʱɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɑw.ɖʱɐ/

Adjective

प्रौढ • (prauḍha) stem

1. great, mighty
2. full or full-grown
3. impetuous, violent
4. arrogant
5. luxuriant

Noun

प्रौढ • (prauḍha) stem, m

1. an adult
2. someone grown or mature

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रौढ (prauḍha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रौढः prauḍhaḥ	प्रौढौ / प्रौढा¹ prauḍhau / prauḍhā¹	प्रौढाः / प्रौढासः¹ prauḍhāḥ / prauḍhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	प्रौढ prauḍha	प्रौढौ / प्रौढा¹ prauḍhau / prauḍhā¹	प्रौढाः / प्रौढासः¹ prauḍhāḥ / prauḍhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रौढम् prauḍham	प्रौढौ / प्रौढा¹ prauḍhau / prauḍhā¹	प्रौढान् prauḍhān
Instrumental	प्रौढेन prauḍhena	प्रौढाभ्याम् prauḍhābhyām	प्रौढैः / प्रौढेभिः¹ prauḍhaiḥ / prauḍhebhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रौढाय prauḍhāya	प्रौढाभ्याम् prauḍhābhyām	प्रौढेभ्यः prauḍhebhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रौढात् prauḍhāt	प्रौढाभ्याम् prauḍhābhyām	प्रौढेभ्यः prauḍhebhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रौढस्य prauḍhasya	प्रौढयोः prauḍhayoḥ	प्रौढानाम् prauḍhānām
Locative	प्रौढे prauḍhe	प्रौढयोः prauḍhayoḥ	प्रौढेषु prauḍheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• प्रौढत्व (prauḍhatva, “confidence, arrogance”)
• प्रौढवाद (prauḍhavāda, “an arrogant or bold assertion”)
• प्रौढपुष्प (prauḍhapuṣpa, “having blossoms full-grown”)
• प्रौढप्रताप (prauḍhapratāpa, “of mighty prowess”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: प्रौढ़ (prauṛh) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रौढ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 714.