Pāli Dictionary

muṭṭhi

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

hattha

general

  • the fist; a clenched hand

  • SN 20.5

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, satti tiṇhaphalā. atha puriso āgaccheyya, ahaṃ imaṃ sattiṃ tiṇhaphalaṃ pāṇinā vā muṭṭhinā vā paṭileṇissāmi paṭikoṭṭissāmi paṭivaṭṭessāmī'ti.

  • a handful; a bunch

  • a measure of length, from elbow to the knuckles of a closed fist

  • a handle (of a tool or implement)

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