వృద్ధి

See also: వృద్ధ

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase, augmentation, rise, advancement, extension, welfare, prosperity, success, fortune, happiness”).

Noun

వృద్ధి • (vr̥ddhi) ? (plural వృద్ధులు)

1. increase, augmentation
2. waxing (of the moon).
3. multiplication.
4. interest on money.
5. (grammar) change of vowels అ, ఇ, ఉ, ఋ, ఌ, into ఆ, ఐ, ఔ, ఆర్‌ and ఆల్‌.

Derived terms

• అభివృద్ధి (abhivr̥ddhi)
• చక్రవృద్ధి (cakravr̥ddhi)
• పురోభివృద్ధి (purōbhivr̥ddhi)
• వృద్ధిచేయు (vr̥ddhicēyu)
• సమృద్ధి (samr̥ddhi)

 

References

• "వృద్ధ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1210
• వృద్ధి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)