बढ़ोतरी

Hindi

Etymology

From बढ़ना (baṛhnā, “to increase”) +‎ उत्तर (uttar, “up, high”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ɽʱoː.t̪ə.ɾiː/, [bɐ.ɽʱoː.t̪ɐ.ɾiː]

Noun

बढ़ोतरी • (baṛhotarī) f

1. increase, growth, augmentation

   Synonym: वृद्धि (vŕddhi)

   Antonym: कटौती (kaṭautī)

2. development, progress

   Synonym: उन्नति (unnati)

Declension

Declension of बढ़ोतरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बढ़ोतरी baṛhotarī	बढ़ोतरियाँ baṛhotariyā̃
oblique	बढ़ोतरी baṛhotarī	बढ़ोतरियों baṛhotariyõ
vocative	बढ़ोतरी baṛhotarī	बढ़ोतरियो baṛhotariyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बढ़ोतरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press