As a Hindi name
रूढ़ि · noun · feminine
चढ़ाई । चढ़ाव · वृद्धि । बढ़ती · उभार । उठान — Śabdasāgara
रूढ़ि · rūṛhi · s.f.
Ascending, rising, rise, ascent; growth, increase; birth, origin; fame, renown, notoriety — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 605
रूढ़ि · feminine
tradition, custom, convention; accepted meaning (of a word, as opposed to its etymological meaning)
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
rise, ascent (lit. and fig.), increase, growth, development
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Dictionary citations
rūḍhi f. rise, ascent (lit. and fig.), increase, growth, development, Kāv.; Rājat.
birth, production, W.
decision, Rājat.
fame, celebrity, notoriety, Śiś.
tradition, custom, general prevalence, current usage (esp. of speech), Nyāyam.; Rājat.
Alternative readings
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