ਢੀਠਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धृष्ट (dhṛṣṭa). Doublet of ਢੱਠ (ḍhaṭṭha), ਢੱਠਾ (ḍhaṭṭhā), and ਢੀਠ (ḍhīṭh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʈiː˨.ʈʰaː]

Adjective

ਢੀਠਾ • (ḍhīṭhā) (Shahmukhi spelling ڈھِیٹھا)

  1. obstinate, forward, impudent, presumptuous, pert
  2. shameless

Declension

Declension of ਢੀਠਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਢੀਠਾ (ḍhīṭhā) ਢੀਠੇ (ḍhīṭhe) ਢੀਠੀ (ḍhīṭhī) ਢੀਠੀਆਂ (ḍhīṭhīā̃)
oblique ਢੀਠੇ (ḍhīṭhe) ਢੀਠਿਆਂ (ḍhīṭhiā̃) ਢੀਠੀ (ḍhīṭhī) ਢੀਠੀਆਂ (ḍhīṭhīā̃)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਢੀਠਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.