मुट्ठी

हिन्दी

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मुट्ठी

/mʊʈ.ʈʰiː/ Hindi, Standard
[mʊʈ̚.ʈʰiː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

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).

noun muṭṭhī · مُٹھی · मुट्ठी · मुट्ठियाँ · मुट्ठियों

feminine fist

In English

fist clenched hand

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MLA

"मुट्ठी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

मुट्ठी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80

Chicago

"मुट्ठी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {मुट्ठी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}