ঢিট

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ঢিঠ (ḍhiṭh)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali ঢিঠ (ḍhiṭh), from Prakrit 𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (dhiṭṭha), from Sanskrit धृष्ट (dhṛṣṭa). Doublet of ডাঁট (ḍãṭ). Cognate with Punjabi ਢੀਠ (ḍhīṭh), Nepali ढिटो (ḍhiṭo), Gujarati ધીટ (dhīṭ), Hindi ढीठ (ḍhīṭh), Marathi धीट (dhīṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɖʱiʈʰ/, [ˈɖʱiːʈ], [ˈɖʱiʈ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʱitʰ/, [ˈdʱitʰ]

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /dʱitʰ/, [ɗitʰ], [ˈdítʰ]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /ɖʱiʈʰ/, [ˈɖʱiːʈ]

Adjective

ঢিট • (ḍhiṭ) (comparative আরও ঢিট, superlative সবচেয়ে ঢিট)

1. saucy, pert; shameless, brazen-faced

Derived terms

• ঢিটপনা (ḍhiṭpona)

 

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ঢিট”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]