𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀯𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (vuddha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás

Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha)

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀼𑀠 (vuḍha), from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥dᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰ- + *-tós.

Adjective

𑀯𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (vuḍḍha) (Devanagari वुड्ढ)

1. old, aged
2. great, mighty

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindi: बुड्ढा (buḍḍhā), बूढ़ा (būṛhā)
  • Romani: phuro
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: বুঢ়া (burha)
  • Middle Bengali: বুঢ়া (buṛha)
    • Bengali: বুড়ো (buṛō)
  • Sylheti: ꠛꠥꠠꠣ (buṛa)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: बूढ (būḍh)
    • Maithili: बूढ (būṛh)
  • Odia: ବୁଢା (buḍhā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Garhwali: बुड्ड्या (buḍḍyā)
  • Kumaoni: बुड्ढो (buḍḍho), बुढो (buṛho)
  • Nepali: बुढो (buḍho)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi script: ਬੁੱਢਾ (buḍḍhā)
    • Shahmukhi script: بُڈّھا (buḍḍhā)
  • Sindhi: बुढो (buḍho)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: વડું (vaḍũ)