వృద్ధి

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) increase, augmentation
 * 2) waxing (of the moon).
 * 3) multiplication.
 * 4) interest on money.
 * 5)  change of vowels అ, ఇ, ఉ, ఋ, ఌ, into ఆ, ఐ, ఔ, ఆర్‌ and ఆల్‌.