kastura

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kastura

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From Indo-Aryan terms derived from Sanskrit कस्तूरी (kastūrī, “musk”). Doublet of castoreum, or nearly so.

noun kasturas · kasturi

  1. India, archaic Synonym of musk deer.

    Similar: musk deer

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@misc{kastura_2026,
  title = {kastura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kastura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}