मुट्ठी

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi مُٹّھی (muṭṭhī), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). Doublet of मुष्टि (muṣṭi), मुश्त (muśt), and मूठ (mūṭh). Cognate to Persian مشت (mošt).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊʈ.ʈʰiː/, [mʊʈ̚.ʈʰiː]

Noun[edit]

मुट्ठी • (muṭṭhī) f (Urdu spelling مُٹھی)

  1. fist

Declension[edit]

Declension of मुट्ठी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct मुट्ठी
muṭṭhī 		मुट्ठियाँ
muṭṭhiyā̃
oblique मुट्ठी
muṭṭhī 		मुट्ठियों
muṭṭhiyõ
vocative मुट्ठी
muṭṭhī 		मुट्ठियो
muṭṭhiyo

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “मुट्ठी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
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