miswak

English

Alternative forms

miswaak

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك‎ (miswāk), derived from Persian ‎ (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.

Noun

miswak (plural miswaks)

A chewstick particularly used by Muslims for cleaning the teeth.

Translations

Arabic: سِوَاك‎ (ar) m (siwāk), مِسْوَاك‎ m (miswāk)
Bengali: মেসওয়াক (mesôoyak)
Hindi: पीलू (hi) (pīlū), मिसवाक (misvāk)
Javanese: ꦱꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (siwak), ꦩꦶꦱ꧀ꦮꦏ꧀ (miswak)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سیواک‎ (sîwak)

Pashto: مسواک‎
Persian: مسواک‎ (fa)
Swahili: mswaki (sw)
Turkish: misvak (tr)
Urdu: مسواک‎