सख़्त

Hindi

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

सख़्त • (saxt) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سخت)

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