muṭṭhi

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• मुट्ठि (Devanagari script)
• মুট্ঠি (Bengali script)
• මුට‍්ඨි (Sinhalese script)
• မုဋ္ဌိ or မုꩦ္ꩧိ or မုꩦ်ꩧိ (Burmese script)
• มุฏฺฐิ or มุฏฐิ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩩᨭᩛᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ມຸຏ຺ຐິ or ມຸຏຐິ (Lao script)
• មុដ្ឋិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄪𑄑𑄴𑄒𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštís (“fist”). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi).

Noun

muṭṭhi f

1. the fist

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “muṭṭhi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead