"miswak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miswaks [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مِسْوَاك}} Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), {{cog|fa|سواک||a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree|tr=sevâk}} Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} miswak (plural miswaks)
  1. A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth. Wikipedia link: miswak Synonyms: miswaak Translations (Translations): سِوَاك (siwāk) [masculine] (Arabic), مِسْوَاك (miswāk) [masculine] (Arabic), মেসওয়াক (meśōẇak) (Bengali), سیواک (sîwak) (Central Kurdish), ސިވާކު (sivāku) (Dhivehi), މިސްވާކު (misvāku) (Dhivehi), asawaki [masculine] (Hausa), पीलू (pīlū) (Hindi), मिसवाक (misvāk) (Hindi), ꦱꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (siwak) (Javanese), ꦩꦶꦱ꧀ꦮꦏ꧀ (miswak) (Javanese), kayu sugi (Malay), kayu siwak (Malay), مسواک (Pashto), مسواک (Persian), mswaki (Swahili), misvak (Turkish), مسواک (msvāk) (Urdu)

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