ताठ

See also: ताट and ताठा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀝𑁆𑀞 (taṭṭha) (compare Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘙𑘰 (tāṭhā)), from Sanskrit तष्ट (taṣṭá). Compare Hindustani ٹَھٹْھنَا (ṭhaṭhnā) / ठठना (ṭhaṭhnā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aʈʰ/

Adjective

ताठ • (tāṭh)

1. erect, stiff

   ताठ उभे राहा. ― tāṭh ubhe rāhā. ― Stand up straight.

2. taut, tense, tight
3. proud, stiff-necked

Derived terms

• ताठणे (tāṭhṇe)
• ताठर (tāṭhar)
• ताठरता (tāṭhartā)
• ताठरपणा (tāṭhrapṇā)
• ताठा (tāṭhā)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ताठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ताठ”, 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) “ताठ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “taṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press