"mussuck" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌsək/ Forms: mussucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌsək Etymology: From Urdu مشک (maśak) / Hindi मशक (maśak), from Persian مشک (mašk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mšk' /⁠mašk⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (m-š-k-a /⁠maškā⁠/), via Aramaic or another descendant of Proto-Semitic *mašk- (“skin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ur|مشک|tr=maśak}} Urdu مشک (maśak), {{bor|en|hi|मशक}} Hindi मशक (maśak), {{der|en|fa|مشک|tr=mašk}} Persian مشک (mašk), {{der|en|pal|tr=mšk'|ts=mašk}} Middle Persian [script needed] (mšk' /⁠mašk⁠/), {{der|en|peo|𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠|ts=maškā}} Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (m-š-k-a /⁠maškā⁠/), {{der|en|arc|-}} Aramaic, {{der|en|sem-pro|*mašk-|t=skin}} Proto-Semitic *mašk- (“skin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mussuck (plural mussucks)
  1. (historical, Pakistan, India) an inflated skin-bag for water, variously given as from goats, from cows or from dogs, often by bheesties Tags: India, Pakistan, historical Categories (topical): Vessels Synonyms: mussick, mussock

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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