ढीठ

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), and Marathi धीट (dhīṭ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱiːʈʰ/

Adjective

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

• ढिठाई (ḍhiṭhāī)
• ढीठपन (ḍhīṭhpan)
• ढीठता (ḍhīṭhtā)

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)‎^[1]