English

Etymology
From Sanskrit व�द�धि (v�ddhi) �growth, increase�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�vrɪdhi/

Noun
vrddhi

1. linguistics The strongest ablaut-grade of a series of vowels in certain Indo-European languages.

#:*2004: Sometimes a vrddhi-derivative was formed from a zero-grade and involved the insertion of the full-grade vowel in the �wrong� place. � Benjamin Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture (Blackwell 2004, p. 117)

Alternative forms
vriddhi

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