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).

Noun

जिद्द • (jidda) f

1. obstinacy, stubbornness, opposition, determination

   Synonyms: हट्ट (haṭṭa), दुराग्रह (durāgrah)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जिद्द”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• 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).