सक्त

See also: सकत and सकता

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سخت (saxt), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭤𐭨 (saxt), 𐭮𐭤𐭨 (saxt). Compare Gujarati સખત (sakhat), સખ્ત (sakht), Hindi सख़्त (saxt), Punjabi ਸਖ਼ਤ (saxat) / سخت (sxt).

Adjective

सक्त • (sakta)

1. strict, severe
2. hard, stern

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सक्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सक्त”, 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) “सक्त,_सख्त,_सकत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).