𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi)
- Brahmi script form of vaḍḍhi
Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
From Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi /vaḍḍhi/), from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “increase”).
Noun edit
𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi) f (Devanagari वड्ढि)
Usage notes edit
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 edit
- *vaḍḍhiyā (with Middle Indo-Aryan -ikā)