𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺

Maharastri Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭí)[1], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš. Cognate with Pali muṭṭhi.

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) f [2]

  1. the fist

Declension
Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (feminine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀑 (muṭṭhīo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)
Accusative 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀁 (muṭṭhiṃ) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀑 (muṭṭhīo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)
Instrumental 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀏 (muṭṭhīe) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀳𑀺 (muṭṭhīhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (muṭṭhīhiṃ)
Dative — —
Ablative 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀑 (muṭṭhīo) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (muṭṭhīhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀏 (muṭṭhīe) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀡 (muṭṭhīṇa) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀡𑀁 (muṭṭhīṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀏 (muṭṭhīe) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀲𑀼 (muṭṭhīsu) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (muṭṭhīsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī) 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀑 (muṭṭhīo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)

Derived terms
  • 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀅 (muṭṭhia)
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari: मुठी (muṭhī, “fist”), मुठीया (muṭhīyā, “Muthia”)
      Modi: 𑘦𑘳𑘙𑘲 (muṭhī, “fist”), 𑘦𑘳𑘙𑘲𑘧𑘰 (muṭhīyā, “Muthia”)

Descendants

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “muṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 211.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • muṭṭhi (Latin 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)

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 f

  1. Brahmi script form of muṭṭhi

Sauraseni Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭí)[1], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš. Cognate with Pali muṭṭhi.

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) f

  1. the fist
    • Mṛcchakatika, Śūdraka Act 4[2][3]
      […] 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺𑀤-𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺-𑀧𑀸𑀁𑀟𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀑 […]
      […] viṇihida-cuṇṇa-muṭṭhi-pāṃḍurāo […]
      […] whitened by handfuls of powder strewn over them […]

Derived terms
  • 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀕 (muṭṭhiga)
    • Gujarati: મુઠ્ઠી (muṭhṭhī), મૂઠિયું (mūṭhiyũ, “Muthia”)
      • → English: muthia, muthiya
      • → Kannada: ಮೂಠಿಯಾ (mūṭhiyā)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: मुट्ठी (muṭṭhī), मुठिया (muṭhiyā)
      Urdu: مُٹھی‎ (muṭṭhī), مُٹھیا‎ (muṭhiyā)
    • Nepali: मुट्ठी (muṭṭhī)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi: ਮੁੱਠੀ (muṭṭhī)
      Shahmukhi: مُٹھّی‎ (muṭhhī)

Descendants
  • Gujarati: મૂઠ (mūṭh)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: मूठ (mūṭh)
    Urdu: مُوٹھ‎ (mūṭh)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਮੁੱਠ (muṭṭha)
    Shahmukhi: مُٹھّ‎ (muṭhh)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “muṣṭí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Arthur William Ryder (1905) THE LITTLE CLAY CART [ MṚCCHAKAṬIKA ] A Hindu Drama‎, Boston: Merrymount Press, page 68
  3. Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 102.
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