जिद्द

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ضد (zidd), from Arabic ضِدّ (ḍidd). Compare Gujarati જિદ્દ (jidd), Hindi ज़िद (zid), Punjabi ਜਿਦ (jid) / ضِد (ẓid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑid̪.d̪ə/
  • Rhymes: -ə
  • Hyphenation: जि‧द्द‧जिद्‧द

Noun

जिद्द • (jidda) f (uncommon)

  1. obstinacy, stubbornness, opposition
    Synonyms: (most common) हट्ट (haṭṭa), दुराग्रह (durāgrah)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जिद्द”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जिद्द”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जिद्-जिद्द”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
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