ਵੱਧ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਬੱਧ (baddha)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʋəd̪ː˥ə̆/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -əd̪ː˥

Adjective

ਵੱਧ • (vaddha) (indeclinable, Shahmukhi spelling ودّھ)

  1. more, additional
    Antonym: ਘੱਟ (ghaṭṭa)
  • ਵਧੇਰਾ (vadherā, “greater (in amount, degree, number)”)
  • ਵੱਧਵਾਂ (vaddhavā̃, “projecting, protruding (of a segment)”)
  • ਵਾਧੂ (vādhū, “extra, excess”)
  • ਵਧੀਕ (vadhīk, “excessive”)
  • ਵਾਧਾ (vādhā, “increase, profit”)
  • ਵਾਧਾ ਘਾਟਾ (vādhā ghāṭā, “fluctuation, discrepancy, irregularity, impropriety”), ਵਾਧ ਘਾਟ (vādh ghāṭ)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vr̥ddhá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 699
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਵੱਧ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
  • “ਵੱਧ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
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