See also: musti, Musti, mušti, and muṣṭí

Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi, clenched hand, fist (m.f); handful).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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múṣṭi f (Perso-Arabic spelling مُݜٹیۡ)

  1. fist
  2. shaft

Inflection

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m-decl (Pl): -m

References

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  • Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “múṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press