मुट्ठी
Hindi
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).
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
- उंगली (uṅglī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मुट्ठी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “muṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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