saxt

Phalura

Etymology

From Urdu سخت (saxt), from Persian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saxt/, /sax/

Adjective

saxt (invariable, Perso-Arabic spelling سخت)

1. tough, hard, harsh
2. very

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

Scots

Scots numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: sax     Ordinal: saxt

Alternative forms

• sext, sixt

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô.

Adjective

saxt

1. sixth

References

• “saxt” under “sax, num. adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 21 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
• “sext, adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 21 May 2024, reproduced from William A[lexander] Craigie, A[dam] J[ack] Aitken [et al.], editors, A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1931–2002, →OCLC.