Gunavriddhi, Guṇavṛddhī, Guna-vriddhi: 3 definitions

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Gunavriddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Guṇavṛddhī can be transliterated into English as Gunavrddhi or Gunavriddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gunavriddhi in Sanskrit glossary

Guṇavṛddhī (गुणवृद्धी):—[=guṇa-vṛddhī] [from guṇa] f. [dual number] (= vṛddhi-guṇau) the gradations of vowels called Guṇa and Vṛddhi [gana] rājadantādi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guṇavṛddhi (गुणवृद्धि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Guṇabuḍḍha.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gunavriddhi in Kannada glossary

Guṇavṛddhi (ಗುಣವೃದ್ಧಿ):—

1) [noun] improvement, enhancement of good qualities, merits.

2) [noun] (gram) (used in pl.) the two kinds of euphonic combinations a) the one as [i] or [i] following [a] or [a] resulting in the vowel sound ಏ), b) the other in which vowels are subject, under certain conditions, to a peculiar increase or lengthening.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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