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Punjabi
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-tós Punjabi ਮਸਤੀ (mastī)
Borrowed from Classical Persian مستی (mastī). Compare Hindi मस्ती (mastī).
Noun
ਮਸਤੀ • (mastī) f (Shahmukhi spelling مستی)
- intoxication, inebriation, stupor
- ecstasy, carefreeness
- self-absorption, indifference
- wantonness, lasciviousness
- ਮਸਤ (mast, “intoxicated”, adjective)
- ਮਸਤਾਨਾ (mastānā, “lascivious”, adjective)
Further reading
- “ਮਸਤੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮਸਤੀ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 736.