ढिठाई

Hindi

Etymology

ढीठ (ḍhīṭh) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖʱɪ.ʈʰɑː.iː/, [ɖʱɪ.ʈʰäː.iː]

Noun

ढिठाई • (ḍhiṭhāī) f (Urdu spelling ڈھٹھائی)

  1. brashness, presumptuousness
  2. insolence
  3. boldness, fearlessness
  4. obstinacy, wilfulness

Declension

Declension of ढिठाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct ढिठाई
ḍhiṭhāī 		ढिठाइयाँ
ḍhiṭhāiyā̃
oblique ढिठाई
ḍhiṭhāī 		ढिठाइयों
ḍhiṭhāiyõ
vocative ढिठाई
ḍhiṭhāī 		ढिठाइयो
ḍhiṭhāiyo

Derived terms

  • ढिठाई करना (ḍhiṭhāī karnā, “to be bold, dare”)
  • ढिठाईगिरी (ḍhiṭhāīgirī)

References

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