múṣṭi

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See also: musti, Musti, mušti, and muṣṭí

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुष्टि (muṣṭi, clenched hand, fist (m.f); handful).

Pronunciation

Noun

múṣṭi f (Perso-Arabic spelling مُݜٹیۡ)

  1. fist
  2. shaft

Inflection

m-decl (Pl): -m

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “múṣṭi”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “múṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press