मुट्ठी

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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मुट्ठी (muṭṭhīf (Urdu spelling مُٹھی)

  1. fist

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See also

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References

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