𑀯𑀠𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𐨬𐨝𐨁 (vaḍhi)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi).

Noun

𑀯𑀠𑀺 (vaḍhi /vaḍḍhi/) f

1. growth

Alternative forms

Attested at Dhauli and Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀯𑀠𑀺 (“growth”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
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)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi)
  • Central:
    • Hindi: बाढ़ (bāṛh, “increase; flood”)
    • Urdu: باڑھ (bāṛh, “increase; flood”)
  • Eastern
    • Bengali: বাড় (baṛ, “growth”)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: बाढ़ (bāṛh, “increase”)
  • Southern:
    • Konkani-Marathi:
      • Konkani: वाड (vāḍ, “increase”)
      • Marathi: वाढ (vāḍh, “increase”)
    • Sinhalese: වැඩ (wæḍa, “increase, profit”)
  • → Tamil: வட்டி (vaṭṭi, “interest”)
  • → Malayalam: വട്ടി (vaṭṭi, “interest”)
  • → Telugu: వడ్డి (vaḍḍi, “interest”)
  • → Kannada: ಬಡ್ಡಿ (baḍḍi, “interest”)