"vṛddhi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɹɪ.di/ Forms: vṛddhis [plural], vrddhi [alternative], vr̥ddhi [alternative], vriddhi [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|sa|वृद्धि|t=growth, increase}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, “growth, increase”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vṛddhi (countable and uncountable, plural vṛddhis)
  1. (linguistics, linguistic morphology) The strongest ablaut-grade in a series of vowel alternations in certain Indo-European languages, most notably Sanskrit, as well as in Proto-Indo-European. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology, Linguistics, Indo-European studies Synonyms: lengthened grade
    Sense id: en-vṛddhi-en-noun-HbwVr5WK Disambiguation of Indo-European studies: 56 44 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences
  2. (Sanskrit grammar) A group of long vowels. Tags: Sanskrit, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (Translations): Dehnstufe [feminine] (German), Vriddhi [Sanskrit, also, feminine, neuter] (German), vriddhi [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-vṛddhi-en-noun-LtMjJe4R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vṛddhied

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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