मिष्ट

A later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa, “rubbed, washed, pure, polished”), from the root मृज् (mṛj, “to polish, purify”), or, less likely, मृश् (mṛś, “to touch, consider”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /miʂ.ʈɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʂ.ʈɐ/

मिष्ट • (miṣṭa) stem (root मृज्)

1. Alternative form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭá)
2. (literally, figuratively) dainty, delicate, sweet

मिष्ट • (miṣṭa) stem, n

1. a sweetmeat, dainty or savory dish

See descendants of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭa).

• Monier Williams (1899) “मिष्ट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 818/1-2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 405
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press