vuṭṭhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• वुट्ठि (Devanagari script)
• ৰুট্ঠি (Bengali script)
• වුට‍්ඨි (Sinhalese script)
• ဝုဋ္ဌိ or ဝုꩦ္ꩧိ or ဝုꩦ်ꩧိ (Burmese script)
• วุฏฺฐิ or วุฏฐิ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩩᨭᩛᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຸຏ຺ຐິ or ວຸຏຐິ (Lao script)
• វុដ្ឋិ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄪𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi). Related to vassati. Cognate with Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (viṭṭhi), 𑀯𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (vuṭṭhi).

Noun

vuṭṭhi f

1. rain

   Synonym: vassa

Declension

Declension table of "vuṭṭhi" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vuṭṭhi	vuṭṭhiyo or vuṭṭhī
Accusative (second)	vuṭṭhiṃ	vuṭṭhiyo or vuṭṭhī
Instrumental (third)	vuṭṭhiyā	vuṭṭhīhi or vuṭṭhībhi
Dative (fourth)	vuṭṭhiyā	vuṭṭhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vuṭṭhiyā or vuṭṭhyā	vuṭṭhīhi or vuṭṭhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	vuṭṭhiyā	vuṭṭhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vuṭṭhiyā or vuṭṭhiyaṃ or vuṭṭhyaṃ	vuṭṭhīsu
Vocative (calling)	vuṭṭhi	vuṭṭhiyo or vuṭṭhī

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vuṭṭhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 645
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vr̥ṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 700