बाढ़ी

Hindi

Etymology

From Middle Indo-Aryan *vaḍḍhiyā, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi), + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi, interest). Cognate to Assamese বাঢ়ি (barhi, interest).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.ɽʱiː/, [bäː.ɽʱiː]

Noun

बाढ़ी • (bāṛhīf (Urdu spelling باڑهی)

  1. interest charged on grain
  2. interest paid in kind on seed-grain

Declension

Declension of बाढ़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct बाढ़ी
bāṛhī
बाढ़ियाँ
bāṛhiyā̃
oblique बाढ़ी
bāṛhī
बाढ़ियों
bāṛhiyõ
vocative बाढ़ी
bāṛhī
बाढ़ियो
bāṛhiyo