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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑁆- (*muss-, “smile, sob”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).
Pronunciation
Noun
مُسْکاݨ • (muskāṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁਸਕਾਨ)
- a smile; smirk
- Synonym: مُسْکَراہَٹ (muskarāhaṭ)
2009, Imran Khan (lyrics and music), “Bounce Billo”, in Unforgettable:مٹھی مسکاݨ تیری، چمکݨ تیرے موتی دند- miṭṭhī muskāṇ terī, camkaṇ tere motī dand
- Your sweet smile, shine your pearl-like teeth
- (Units of measure) a unit of linear measure equal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kilometres)[1]
Declension
Further reading
- ^ Oxford Punjabi Dictionary
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُسکان”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਮੁਸਕਾਨ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*muss”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 834