पोक्त

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پخته (puxta). Compare Gujarati પુખ્ત (pukht), Hindustani पुख़्ता (puxtā) / پُخْتہ, Punjabi ਪੁਖ਼ਤਾ (puxtā) / پُختہ (puxth).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pok.t̪ə/

Adjective

पोक्त • (pokta)

1. mature

   Synonym: प्रौढ (prauḍh)

References

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