Vriddha
/ˈvrɪd̪.d̪ʱə/noun
A Sanskrit adjective or noun meaning old, aged, mature, senior, or elder.
Did you know?Vriddha comes from the Sanskrit root vṛdh, “to grow or increase,” the same root behind vṛddhi, a grammatical term for vowel strengthening or “growth” in Sanskrit.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*werdʰ-
“To grow, become larger, or increase.”
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*wr̥zʰdʰa-
“Grown, increased, or mature.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
vṛddha
“Grown, increased, aged, or elder.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
vṛddha
“Old, senior, mature, experienced, or enlarged; also an elder or respected older person.”
Medieval Indian traditions
Sanskrit
vṛddha
“An elder or authoritative predecessor, especially in religious, legal, medical, or scholarly contexts.”
Modern English usage
English
vriddha
“A transliterated Sanskrit term used in contexts such as Ayurveda, yoga, Indology, and South Asian religious studies.”
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