Ashokan Prakrit edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi).

Noun edit

𐨬𐨝𐨁 (vaḍhi /vaḍḍhi/) f[1]

  1. Alternative spelling of 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi, growth)

Alternative forms edit

Attested at Shahbazgarhi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (“growth”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi)
East Dhauli 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi), 𑀯𑀼𑀠𑀺 (vuḍhi)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨬𐨝𐨁 (vaḍhi)
Mansehra 𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨁 (vadhri)
West Girnar 𑀯𑀥𑀺 (vadhi)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (“growth”)
 
𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi) (2)
𑀯𑀥𑀺 (vadhi) (1)
𐨬𐨝𐨁 (vaḍhi) (1)
𑀯𑀼𑀠𑀺 (vuḍhi) (1)
𐨬𐨢𐨿𐨪𐨁 (vadhri) (1)

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vŕ̥ddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press