डित्थ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Substrate loan. Compare डवित्थ (ḍavittha).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɖit.tʰɐ/, [ɖit̚.tʰɐ]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɖit̪.t̪ʰɐ/, [ˈɖit̪̚.t̪ʰɐ]

Noun

डित्थ • (ḍittha) stem, ?

  1. A wooden elephant
  2. A good-looking, dark-coloured young man proficient in every science

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഡിത്ഥം (ḍitthaṁ)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “डित्थः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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