Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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), and Marathi धीट (dhīṭ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱiːʈʰ/

Adjective edit

ढीठ (ḍhīṭh) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ڈھيٹھ)

  1. impudent, audacious, cheeky
    भू-स्वामी ने ढीठ सेवक निकाल दिया।
    bhū-svāmī ne ḍhīṭh sevak nikāl diyā.
    The landowner fired his impudent servant.
  2. obstinate
    यह बच्चा बहुत ढीठ है।yah baccā bahut ḍhīṭh hai.This child is very obstinate.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ढीठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • John T. Platts (accessed 07-03-2012), “A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1]