vaḍḍhana

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• वड्ढन (Devanagari script)
• ৰড্ঢন (Bengali script)
• වඩ‍්ඪන (Sinhalese script)
• ဝဍ္ဎန or ဝꩨ္ꩩၼ or ဝꩨ်ꩩၼ (Burmese script)
• วฑฺฒน or วัฑฒะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ວຑ຺ຒນ or ວັຑຒະນະ (Lao script)
• វឌ្ឍន (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄓𑄴𑄔𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्धन (vardhana).

Noun

vaḍḍhana n

1. augmentation, enlargement, extension, prolongation
2. growth, increase, development
3. upbringing, fostering

Declension

Declension table of "vaḍḍhana" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vaḍḍhanaṃ	vaḍḍhanāni
Accusative (second)	vaḍḍhanaṃ	vaḍḍhanāni
Instrumental (third)	vaḍḍhanena	vaḍḍhanehi or vaḍḍhanebhi
Dative (fourth)	vaḍḍhanassa or vaḍḍhanāya or vaḍḍhanatthaṃ	vaḍḍhanānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vaḍḍhanasmā or vaḍḍhanamhā or vaḍḍhanā	vaḍḍhanehi or vaḍḍhanebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vaḍḍhanassa	vaḍḍhanānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vaḍḍhanasmiṃ or vaḍḍhanamhi or vaḍḍhane	vaḍḍhanesu
Vocative (calling)	vaḍḍhana	vaḍḍhanāni

Descendants

• → Khmer: វឌ្ឍន (vŏətthĕəʼnĕəʼ)
• → Thai: วัฒนะ (wát-tá-ná)

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vaḍḍhana”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead