Marathi edit

Marathi verb set
वाढणे (vāḍhṇe)
वाढवणे (vāḍhavṇe)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi वाढणे (vāḍhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï), from Sanskrit वर्धते (vardhate, to grow, increase). Cognate to Hindi बढ़ना (baṛhnā), Gujarati વધવું (vadhvũ), Bengali বাড়া (baṛa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ʋaɖʱ.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋaɖʱ.ɳə/

Verb edit

वाढणे (vāḍhṇe)

  1. (intransitive) to increase, grow, wax
  2. (transitive) to serve

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “वाढणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाढणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várdhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press