Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi). Doublet of ਮੁੱਠ (muṭṭha).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਮੁੱਠੀ • (muṭṭhī) m (Shahmukhi spelling مٹھی)
- a handful
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੁੱਠੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.