मुट्ठी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मूठ (mūṭh)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). Doublet of मुष्टि (muṣṭi), मुश्त (muśt), and मूठ (mūṭh). Cognate with Punjabi مُٹّھی (muṭṭhī), Persian مشت (mošt).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

मुट्ठी • (muṭṭhī) f (Urdu spelling مُٹھی)

1. fist

Declension

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

• उंगली (uṅglī)

References

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