𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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

Declension

Declension table of "𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑁄 (muṭṭhiyo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)
Accusative (second)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀁 (muṭṭhiṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑁄 (muṭṭhiyo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)
Instrumental (third)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhiyā)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀳𑀺 (muṭṭhīhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀪𑀺 (muṭṭhībhi)
Dative (fourth)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhiyā)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀦𑀁 (muṭṭhīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhiyā) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁆𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhyā)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀳𑀺 (muṭṭhīhi) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀪𑀺 (muṭṭhībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhiyā)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀦𑀁 (muṭṭhīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀸 (muṭṭhiyā) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑀁 (muṭṭhiyaṃ) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑁆𑀬𑀁 (muṭṭhyaṃ)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻𑀲𑀼 (muṭṭhīsu)
Vocative (calling)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi)	𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀬𑁄 (muṭṭhiyo) or 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (muṭṭhī)

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi)

Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭí), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš. Cognate with Pali muṭṭhi.

Noun

𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (muṭṭhi) f (Devanagari मुट्ठि, Kannada ಮುಟ್ಠಿ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

1. the fist
   • Mṛcchakatika, Śūdraka Act 4:

     […] 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀺𑀤-𑀘𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡-𑀫𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺-𑀧𑀸𑀁𑀟𑀼𑀭𑀸𑀑 […]

     […] viṇihida-cuṇṇa-muṭṭhi-pāṃḍurāo […]

     […] whitened by handfuls of powder strewn over them […]

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)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: मुट्ठी (muṭṭhī), मूठ (mūṭh), मुठिया (muṭhiyā)
    • Urdu: مُوٹھ (mūṭh), مُٹّھِی (muṭṭhī), مُٹھِیا (muṭhiyā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Assamese: মুঠি (muthi)
  • Bengali: মুঠি (muṭhi), মুঠা (muṭha)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: मूठ (mūṭh), मूठा (mūṭhā), मूठी (mūṭhī)
    • Magahi: 𑂧𑂴𑂘𑂱 (mūṭhi)
  • Odia: ମୁଠା (muṭhā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: मुट्ठी (muṭṭhī)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੁੱਠ (muṭṭha), ਮੁੱਠੀ (muṭṭhī)

    Shahmukhi script: مُٹّھ (muṭṭh), مُٹّھِی (muṭṭhī)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani:

    Devanagari script: मूट (mūṭ)

    Kannada script: ಮೂಟ್ (mūṭ)

    Latin script: mut

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: मुठी (muṭhī, “fist”), मुठीया (muṭhīyā, “Muthia”)

    Modi script: 𑘦𑘳𑘙𑘲 (muṭhī, “fist”), 𑘦𑘳𑘙𑘲𑘧𑘰 (muṭhīyā, “Muthia”)

    • Marathi: मूठ (mūṭh)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: મૂઠ (mūṭh), મુઠ્ઠી (muṭhṭhī)
    • ⇒ Gujarati: મૂઠિયું (mūṭhiyũ, “Muthia”)
      • → English: muthia, muthiya
      • → Kannada: ಮೂಠಿಯಾ (mūṭhiyā)