मुट्ठी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). Doublet of मुष्टि (muṣṭi) and मुश्त (muśt). Cognate to Persian مشت‎ (mošt).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) 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

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