मशक
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मशक¹
- /məʃk/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐʃk] Hindi, Standard
- /mə.ʃək/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐ.ʃɐk] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mšk' (“mussuck, skin bag”), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (m-š-k-a, “(inflated cow) skin”). Compare Punjabi ਮਸ਼ਕ (maśak).
noun maśk · maśak · مشک · मशक · मशकें
- hydration pack, waterskin, a kind of leather water-holding bag
मशक²
- /məʃk/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐʃk] Hindi, Standard
- /mə.ʃək/ Hindi, Standard
- [mɐ.ʃɐk] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक (maśaka).
In English
- mosquito small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood
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