मशक

मशक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /məʃk/, /mə.ʃək/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian مشک‎ (mašk), from Middle Persian mšk' (mašk, “mussuck, skin bag”), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (maškā-, “(inflated cow) skin”).

Noun

मशक • (maśk or maśak) f (Urdu spelling مشک‎)

1. hydration pack, waterskin, a kind of leather water-holding bag

Declension

Declension of मशक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मशक, मशक maśk, maśak	मशकें, मशकें maśkẽ, maśakẽ
oblique	मशक, मशक maśk, maśak	मशकों, मशकों maśkõ, maśakõ
vocative	मशक, मशक maśk, maśak	मशको, मशको maśko, maśako

Descendants

• → English: mussuck

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक (maśáka).

Noun

मशक • (maśak) m (Urdu spelling مشک‎)

1. (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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मशक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬰᬓ (Balinese script)
• মশক (Assamese script)
• মশক (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰫𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀰𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌶𑌕 (Grantha script)
• મશક (Gujarati script)
• ਮਸ਼ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦩꦯꦏ (Javanese script)
• មឝក (Khmer script)
• ಮಶಕ (Kannada script)
• ມຨກ (Lao script)
• മശക (Malayalam script)
• 𑘦𑘫𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᠱᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠮᠠᡧᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• မၐက (Burmese script)
• 𑧆𑧋𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐱𑐎 (Newa script)
• ମଶକ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢯꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆯𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖫𑖎 (Siddham script)
• මශක (Sinhalese script)
• మశక (Telugu script)
• มศก (Thai script)
• མ་ཤ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒬𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Metathesized from Proto-Indo-Aryan *makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *makáćas.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɕɐ́.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɕɐ.kɐ/

Noun

मशक • (maśaka) m

1. gnat, mosquito, fly

   Synonym: मश (maśa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मशक (maśaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मशकः maśakaḥ	मशकौ maśakau	मशकाः / मशकासः¹ maśakāḥ / maśakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मशक maśaka	मशकौ maśakau	मशकाः / मशकासः¹ maśakāḥ / maśakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मशकम् maśakam	मशकौ maśakau	मशकान् maśakān
Instrumental	मशकेन maśakena	मशकाभ्याम् maśakābhyām	मशकैः / मशकेभिः¹ maśakaiḥ / maśakebhiḥ¹
Dative	मशकाय maśakāya	मशकाभ्याम् maśakābhyām	मशकेभ्यः maśakebhyaḥ
Ablative	मशकात् maśakāt	मशकाभ्याम् maśakābhyām	मशकेभ्यः maśakebhyaḥ
Genitive	मशकस्य maśakasya	मशकयोः maśakayoḥ	मशकानाम् maśakānām
Locative	मशके maśake	मशकयोः maśakayoḥ	मशकेषु maśakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Early Assamese: মশ (mośo)
    • Assamese: মহ (moh)
  • Bengali: মশা (môśa)
• Konkani: मूस (mūs)
• Tamil: மசகம் (macakam), மசம் (macam)
• → Telugu: మశకము (maśakamu)