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handful meaning in Sanskrit

मुष्टि muṣṭí

/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/

handful in Sanskrit: मुष्टि (muṣṭí). In English, handful means the amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

Sanskrit words for handful

a handful, fistful
मुष्टि muṣṭí

English meaning of handful

  1. noun The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
  2. noun A hand's breadth; four inches.
  3. noun A small number, usually approximately five.
  4. noun A group or number of things; a bunch.

Full definition of handful

handful in a sentence

  • Those twins are a real handful to look after.

Synonyms of handful

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Questions about handful in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of handful in Sanskrit?
Handful in Sanskrit is मुष्टि (muṣṭí).
handful इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Handful: मुष्टि (muṣṭí).
What does handful mean in English?
Handful means the amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “handful”: मुष्टि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: handful (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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