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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 maśak ) f (Urdu spelling مشک )
hydration pack , waterskin , a kind of leather water -holding bag
Declension
Declension of मशक (fem cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
मशक maśk , maśak
मशकें maśkẽ , maśakẽ
oblique
मशक maśk , maśak
मशकों maśkõ , maśakõ
vocative
मशक maśk , maśak
मशको maśko , maśako
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक ( maśáka ) .
Noun
मशक • (maśak ) m (Urdu spelling مشک )
( formal ) mosquito
Synonyms: ( more common ) मच्छर ( macchar ) , मश ( maś )
Declension
Declension of मशक (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
मशक maśak
मशक maśak
oblique
मशक maśak
मशकों maśakõ
vocative
मशक maśak
मशको maśako
References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
মশক ( Assamese script ) ᬫᬰᬓ ( Balinese script ) মশক ( Bengali script ) 𑰦𑰫𑰎 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀫𑀰𑀓 ( Brahmi script ) မၐက ( Burmese script ) મશક ( Gujarati script ) ਮਸ਼ਕ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌮𑌶𑌕 ( Grantha script ) ꦩꦯꦏ ( Javanese script ) 𑂧𑂬𑂍 ( Kaithi script ) ಮಶಕ ( Kannada script ) មឝក ( Khmer script ) ມຨກ ( Lao script ) മശക ( Malayalam script ) ᠮᠠᡧᠠᡬᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘦𑘫𑘎 ( Modi script ) ᠮᠠᠱᠠᢉᠠ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧆𑧋𑦮 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐩𑐱𑐎 ( Newa script ) ମଶକ ( Odia script ) ꢪꢯꢒ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆩𑆯𑆑 ( Sharada script ) 𑖦𑖫𑖎 ( Siddham script ) මශක ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩴𑩿𑩜 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚢𑚧𑚊 ( Takri script ) மஶக ( Tamil script ) మశక ( Telugu script ) มศก ( Thai script ) མ་ཤ་ཀ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒧𑒬𑒏 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨢𑨮𑨋 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology
Metathesized from Proto-Indo-Aryan *makáśas , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *makáćas .
Pronunciation
Noun
मशक • (maśaka ) stem , m
gnat , mosquito , fly
Synonym: मश ( maśa )
Declension
Descendants
Magadhi Prakrit:
Early Assamese: মশ ( mośo )
Bengali: মশা ( mośa )
Konkani: मूस ( mūs )
Tamil: மசகம் ( macakam ) , மசம் ( macam )
→ Telugu: మశకము ( maśakamu )