Pāli Dictionary

vuddhi

vaddhroottisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vaddh1grow; increase

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • growth; increase; prosperity; development

  • AN 4.159

    vuddhi h'esā, bhagini, ariyassa vinaye yo accayaṃ accayato disvā yathādhammaṃ paṭikaroti āyatiṃ saṃvaraṃ āpajjatī'ti.

  • AN 1.78

    appamattikā esā, bhikkhave, vuddhi yadidaṃ bhogavuddhi. etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, vuddhīnaṃ yadidaṃ paññāvuddhi. tasmā't'iha, bhikkhave, evaṃ sikkhitabbaṃ, paññāvuddhiyā vaddhissāmā'ti.

  • (grammar) strengthening and lengthening of a vowel sound (vṛddhi)

vuḍḍhi

approximate

vaḍḍhrootvuḍḍhstemtisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vaḍḍh1grow; increase

Synonyms


general

  • increase; growth; development; prosperity

  • SN 45.150

    kathañ'ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlaṃ nissāya sīle patiṭṭhāya ariyaṃ aṭṭh'aṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvento ariyaṃ aṭṭh'aṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaronto vuḍḍhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ pāpuṇāti dhammesu?

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