पुख़्ता

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian (puxta). Compare Punjabi ਪੁਖ਼ਤਾ (puxtā) / پُختہ (puxth), Gujarati પુખ્ત (pukht), Marathi पोक्त (pokta).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʊx.t̪ɑː/, [pʊx.t̪äː], /pʊkʰ.t̪ɑː/, [pʊkʰ.t̪äː]

Adjective[edit]

पुख़्ता • (puxtā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پختہ)

firm, strong, sturdy
Synonym: पक्का (pakkā)
baked, fired (of bricks)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुख़्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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