बाढ़ी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

बाढ़ी (bāṛhīf (Urdu spelling باڑهی)

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

Declension[edit]