వడ్డి
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Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi, “interest”), from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “interest”). Cognate with Tamil வட்டி (vaṭṭi), Malayalam വട്ടി (vaṭṭi), Kannada ಬಡ್ಡಿ (baḍḍi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]వడ్డి • (vaḍḍi) n (plural వడ్లు)
- (finance) interest
- ఈ నెలలో వడ్డీ లేదు, వచ్చే నెలలో మొదలూ లేదు
- ī nelalō vaḍḍī lēdu, vaccē nelalō modalū lēdu
- There is no interest for you this month, and no principal for you next month.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- మొదలు (modalu, “principal”)
References
[edit]- "వడ్డి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1126