पोक्त

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Marathi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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पोक्त (pokta)

  1. mature
    Synonym: प्रौढ (prauḍh)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पोक्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • 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).