vidhi

Albanian

Noun

vidhi

1. definite singular of vidh (“elm”)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• विधि (Devanagari script)
• ৰিধি (Bengali script)
• විධි (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိဓိ or ဝိꩪိ (Burmese script)
• วิธิ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິຘິ (Lao script)
• វិធិ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विधि (vidhi).

Noun

vidhi m

1. rule
2. method
3. luck, fate

Declension

Declension table of "vidhi" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vidhi	vidhayo or vidhī
Accusative (second)	vidhiṃ	vidhayo or vidhī
Instrumental (third)	vidhinā	vidhīhi or vidhībhi
Dative (fourth)	vidhissa or vidhino	vidhīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vidhismā or vidhimhā	vidhīhi or vidhībhi
Genitive (sixth)	vidhissa or vidhino	vidhīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vidhismiṃ or vidhimhi	vidhīsu
Vocative (calling)	vidhi	vidhayo or vidhī

Descendants

• → Khmer: វិធិ (vithiʼ), វិធី (vithii), ពិធី (pithii)
• → Lao: ວິທີ (wi thī)
• → Thai: วิธี (wí-tii), พิธี (pí-tii)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vidhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 568.