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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (dhiṭṭha), from Sanskrit धृष्ट (dhṛṣṭa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰr̥ṣṭás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥štás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥s-tós. Doublet of धृष्ट (dhŕṣṭ). Cognate with Punjabi ਢੀਠ (ḍhīṭh), Nepali ढिटो (ḍhiṭo), Gujarati ધીટ (dhīṭ), Bengali ঢিট (ḍhiṭ), Marathi धीट (dhīṭ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ढीठ • (ḍhīṭh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ڈھيٹھ)
- impudent, audacious, cheeky
भू-स्वामी ने ढीठ सेवक निकाल दिया।- bhū-svāmī ne ḍhīṭh sevak nikāl diyā.
- The landowner fired his impudent servant.
- obstinate
- यह बच्चा बहुत ढीठ है। ― yah baccā bahut ḍhīṭh hai. ― This child is very obstinate.
Derived terms
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ढीठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- John T. Platts (2012 March 7 (last accessed)) “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)