ढिठाई

Hindi

Etymology

ढीठ (ḍhīṭh) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱɪ.ʈʰɑː.iː/, [ɖʱɪ.ʈʰäː.iː]

Noun

ढिठाई • (ḍhiṭhāī) f (Urdu spelling ڈھٹھائی)

1. brashness, presumptuousness
2. insolence
3. boldness, fearlessness
4. obstinacy, wilfulness

Declension

Declension of ढिठाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढिठाई ḍhiṭhāī	ढिठाइयाँ ḍhiṭhāiyā̃
oblique	ढिठाई ḍhiṭhāī	ढिठाइयों ḍhiṭhāiyõ
vocative	ढिठाई ḍhiṭhāī	ढिठाइयो ḍhiṭhāiyo

Derived terms

• ढिठाई करना (ḍhiṭhāī karnā, “to be bold, dare”)
• ढिठाईगिरी (ḍhiṭhāīgirī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढिठाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press