muske

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See also: Muske and muške

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmusk/, /ˈmuskə/, /ˈmuskɔ/, /ˈmuska/

Noun[edit]

muske (uncountable)

  1. musk (substance derived from a musk deer's glands)
  2. (rare) A kind of plant juice.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: musk
    • Irish: musc
    • Welsh: mwsg

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