𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धृष्ट (dhṛṣṭá).

Adjective

𑀥𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (dhiṭṭha) (Devanagari धिट्ठ)

1. insolent, impudent
2. shameless

Descendants

• Central:
  • Awadhi: ढीठ (ḍhīṭh)
  • Hindustani: ḍhīṭ, ḍhīṭh
    • Hindi: ढीट, ढीठ
    • Urdu: ڈھِیٹ, ڈھِیٹھ
• Eastern:
  • Assamese: ডাঠ (dath), ডাঠুৱা (dathua)
  • Bengali: ডাঁট (ḍãṭ), ঢিট (ḍhiṭ)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: ढीँठ (ḍhī̃ṭh)
    • Maithili: ढीठ (ḍhīṭh)
  • Odia: ଧିଟ (dhiṭa)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: ढिटो (ḍhiṭo), ढीट् (ḍhīṭ)
  • Nepali: ढिटो (ḍhiṭo)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi: ḍhaṭṭh, ḍhaṭṭā, ḍhīṭh, ḍhīṭhā

    Gurmukhi script: ਢੱਠ, ਢੱਠਾ, ਢੀਠ, ਢੀਠਾ

    Shahmukhi script: ڈھَٹّھ, ڈھَٹّھا, ڈھِیٹھ, ڈھِیٹھا

  • Sindhi: ḍ̠īṭhu, ḍ̠iṭho

    Arabic script: ڏِيٺُ, ڏِيٺو

    Devanagari script: ॾीठु, ॾीठो

• Southern:
  • Marathi: धट (dhaṭ), धट्ट (dhaṭṭa), धीट (dhīṭ), धिट्ट (dhiṭṭa)
• Western:
  • Old Gujarati: धीठी (dhīṭhī)
    • Gujarati: ધીટ (dhīṭ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “धिट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhiṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press