मुट्ठी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- मूठ (mūṭh)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit मुट्ठि (muṭṭhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification, 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
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /mʊʈ.ʈʰiː/, [mʊʈ̚.ʈʰiː]
Noun
मुट्ठी • (muṭṭhī) f (Urdu spelling مُٹھی)
Declension
| 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]