বৃদ্ধি

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi). Compare Assamese বৱদ্ধি (bowoddhi), Odia ବୃଦ୍ଧି (bruddhi), Hindustani وردھی / वृद्धि (vŕddhi). Doublet of বাড় (baṛ).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɾid̪ʱːi/, [ˈbɾid̪ʱːiˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɹid̪ʱːi/, [ˈbɹid̪ʱːiˑ]
Audio: (file)

Noun

বৃদ্ধি • (briddhi)

increase, augmentation, growth

Declension

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of বৃদ্ধি
nominative	বৃদ্ধি briddhi
objective	বৃদ্ধি / বৃদ্ধিকে briddhi (semantically general or indefinite) / briddhike (semantically definite)
genitive	বৃদ্ধির briddhir
locative	বৃদ্ধিতে / বৃদ্ধিয় briddhite / briddhiẏ
nominative	বৃদ্ধি briddhi
objective	বৃদ্ধি / বৃদ্ধিকে briddhi (semantically general or indefinite) / briddhike (semantically definite)
genitive	বৃদ্ধির briddhir
locative	বৃদ্ধিতে / বৃদ্ধিয় briddhite / briddhiẏ

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	বৃদ্ধিটি , বৃদ্ধিটা briddhiṭi, briddhiṭa	বৃদ্ধিগুলি, বৃদ্ধিগুলা, বৃদ্ধিগুলো briddhiguli, briddhigula, briddhigulō
objective	বৃদ্ধিটি, বৃদ্ধিটা briddhiṭi, briddhiṭa	বৃদ্ধিগুলি, বৃদ্ধিগুলা, বৃদ্ধিগুলো briddhiguli, briddhigula, briddhigulō
genitive	বৃদ্ধিটির, বৃদ্ধিটার briddhiṭir, briddhiṭar	বৃদ্ধিগুলির, বৃদ্ধিগুলার, বৃদ্ধিগুলোর briddhigulir, briddhigular, briddhigulōr
locative	বৃদ্ধিটিতে, বৃদ্ধিটাতে, বৃদ্ধিটায় briddhiṭite, briddhiṭate, briddhiṭaẏ	বৃদ্ধিগুলিতে, বৃদ্ধিগুলাতে, বৃদ্ধিগুলায়, বৃদ্ধিগুলোতে briddhigulite, briddhigulate, briddhigulaẏ, briddhigulōte

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

References

Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বৃদ্ধি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
Accessible Dictionary, বৃদ্ধি, Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh