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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French musc, borrowed from Late Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).
Noun
musc m (plural muscs)
- musk
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Irish
Etymology
From English musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian (mwšk' /mušk/), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”).
Noun
musc m (genitive singular muisc)
- musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)
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References
- ^ “musc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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