ਢੀਠ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਢੀਠਾ (ḍhīṭhā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धृष्ट (bold, impudent).
Adjective
ਢੀਠ • (ḍhīṭh) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈھیٹھ)
Derived terms
- ਢੇਠ m (ḍheṭh, “frowardness”), ਢੇਠਾ (ḍheṭhā)
Related terms
- ਢਿਠ f (ḍhiṭha, “firmness of mind”)
- ਢੱਠ (ḍhaṭṭha, “thick”, adjective),
- ਢੱਟਾ (ḍhaṭṭā, “overbearing, strong, heavy, fat”, adjective)
- ਢੱਟਾ m (ḍhaṭṭā, “bull”)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 394
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhr̥ṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 316
- “ਢੀਠ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026