Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Adjective edit

सख़्त (saxt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سخت)

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