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vuḍḍho

vuḍḍha

masc nom sg of vuḍḍha (pp); masc nom sg of vuḍḍha (noun); masc nom sg of vuḍḍha (adj)

1. old; elderly; senior; lit. grown, increased
2. old man; senior citizen; lit. aged
3. half

Etymology. √vaḍḍh > vuḍḍh + ta; from √vaḍḍh 'grow, increase'; Sanskrit vṛddha [vṛdh]

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

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