मशक

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məʃk/, , /mə.ʃək/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشک (mašk), from Middle Persian mšk' (mašk, mussuck, skin bag), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (maškā-, (inflated cow) skin). Compare Punjabi ਮਸ਼ਕ (maśak).

Noun

मशक (maśk or maśakf (Urdu spelling مشک)

  1. hydration pack, waterskin, a kind of leather water-holding bag
Declension
Descendants
  • English: mussuck

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक (maśáka).

Noun

मशक (maśakm (Urdu spelling مشک)

  1. (formal) mosquito
    Synonyms: (more common) मच्छर (macchar), मश (maś)
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References

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metathesized from Proto-Indo-Aryan *makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *makáćas.

Pronunciation

Noun

मशक (maśaka) stemm

  1. gnat, mosquito, fly
    Synonym: मश (maśa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मशक (maśaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मशकः
maśakaḥ
मशकौ / मशका¹
maśakau / maśakā¹
मशकाः / मशकासः¹
maśakāḥ / maśakāsaḥ¹
Vocative मशक
maśaka
मशकौ / मशका¹
maśakau / maśakā¹
मशकाः / मशकासः¹
maśakāḥ / maśakāsaḥ¹
Accusative मशकम्
maśakam
मशकौ / मशका¹
maśakau / maśakā¹
मशकान्
maśakān
Instrumental मशकेन
maśakena
मशकाभ्याम्
maśakābhyām
मशकैः / मशकेभिः¹
maśakaiḥ / maśakebhiḥ¹
Dative मशकाय
maśakāya
मशकाभ्याम्
maśakābhyām
मशकेभ्यः
maśakebhyaḥ
Ablative मशकात्
maśakāt
मशकाभ्याम्
maśakābhyām
मशकेभ्यः
maśakebhyaḥ
Genitive मशकस्य
maśakasya
मशकयोः
maśakayoḥ
मशकानाम्
maśakānām
Locative मशके
maśake
मशकयोः
maśakayoḥ
मशकेषु
maśakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants