सख़्त

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سخت (saxt), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭠𐭤𐭨 (saxt), 𐭮𐭤𐭨 (saxt). Compare Bengali শক্ত (śokto), Gujarati સખત (sakhat), સખ્ત (sakht), Marathi सक्त (sakta), Punjabi ਸਖ਼ਤ (saxt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /səxt̪/, [sɐxt̪], /səkʰt̪/, [sɐkʰt̪]
  • Rhymes: -əkt̪

Adjective

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सख़्त (saxt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سخت)

  1. strict
  2. severe
  3. hard
  4. stringent
  5. perservering
  6. tenacious
  7. tough
  8. puritanical
  9. tense