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virūḷhiṁ

virūḷhi

accusative singular feminine of virūḷhi (noun)

1. growth
2. increase
3. development

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensive prefix signifying growth seen in various directions or complete development. Cognate with Latin dis- and Greek dis-.
• rūḷh — root · grow, increase
  The root √rudh meaning to grow or swell; the sense of development from an initial state.
• i — stem · (feminine stem formative)
  Feminine noun stem ending that creates the noun virūḷhi.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Accusative singular feminine ending marking the direct object in the accusative case.

Analysis. vi- (apart, asunder) + rūḷhi (growth, from √rudh

Etymology. From vi- (apart, in different directions, intensive) + √rudh (to grow, increase), the prefix giving the sense of growth seen in different aspects or full development. Related to Sanskrit viruddhí and the root appearing in Latin rudis (rough, unformed — growth from formlessness).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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