ਮਸਤੀ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás
    Persian مست
    Persian ـی
    Classical Persian مستیbor.
    Punjabi ਮਸਤੀ (mastī)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مستی (mastī). Compare Hindi मस्ती (mastī).

    Noun

    ਮਸਤੀ • (mastī) f (Shahmukhi spelling مستی)

    1. intoxication, inebriation, stupor
    2. ecstasy, carefreeness
    3. self-absorption, indifference
    4. 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.
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