पुख़्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پخته (puxta). Compare Punjabi ਪੁਖ਼ਤਾ (puxtā) / پُختہ (puxth), Gujarati પુખ્ત (pukht), Marathi पोक्त (pokta).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊx.t̪ɑː/, [pʊx.t̪äː], /pʊkʰ.t̪ɑː/, [pʊkʰ.t̪äː]

Adjective

पुख़्ता • (puxtā) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پختہ)

1. firm, strong, sturdy

   Synonym: पक्का (pakkā)

2. baked, fired (of bricks)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पुख़्ता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press