వృద్ధి
See also: వృద్ధ
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase, augmentation, rise, advancement, extension, welfare, prosperity, success, fortune, happiness”).
Noun
[edit]వృద్ధి • (vr̥ddhi) ? (plural వృద్ధులు)
- increase, augmentation
- waxing (of the moon).
- multiplication.
- interest on money.
- (grammar) change of vowels అ, ఇ, ఉ, ఋ, ఌ, into ఆ, ఐ, ఔ, ఆర్ and ఆల్.
Derived terms
[edit]- అభివృద్ధి (abhivr̥ddhi)
- చక్రవృద్ధి (cakravr̥ddhi)
- పురోభివృద్ధి (purōbhivr̥ddhi)
- వృద్ధిచేయు (vr̥ddhicēyu)
- సమృద్ధి (samr̥ddhi)
References
[edit]- "వృద్ధ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1210
- వృద్ధి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)