मशक

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məʃk/, [mɐʃk], /mə.ʃək/, [mɐ.ʃɐk]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian مشک (mašk), from Middle Persian mšk' (mašk, mussuck, skin bag), from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 (maškā-, (inflated cow) skin). Compare Punjabi ਮਸ਼ਕ (maśak).

Noun

मशक • (maśk or maśakf (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
maśk, maśak
मशकें
maśkẽ, maśakẽ
oblique मशक
maśk, maśak
मशकों
maśkõ, maśakõ
vocative मशक
maśk, maśak
मशको
maśko, maśako
Descendants
  • English: mussuck

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit मशक (maśáka).

Noun

मशक • (maśakm (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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

मशक • (maśaka) stemm

  1. gnat, mosquito, fly
    Synonym: मश (maśa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मशक
singular dual plural
nominative मशकः (maśakaḥ) मशकौ (maśakau)
मशका¹ (maśakā¹)
मशकाः (maśakāḥ)
मशकासः¹ (maśakāsaḥ¹)
accusative मशकम् (maśakam) मशकौ (maśakau)
मशका¹ (maśakā¹)
मशकान् (maśakān)
instrumental मशकेन (maśakena) मशकाभ्याम् (maśakābhyām) मशकैः (maśakaiḥ)
मशकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative मशक (maśaka) मशकौ (maśakau)
मशका¹ (maśakā¹)
मशकाः (maśakāḥ)
मशकासः¹ (maśakāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants