میش

See also: ميس and م ي س

Baluchi

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *móysos (“sheep, skin of sheep”). Cognate with Sanskrit मेष (meṣá), Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša) and Persian میش (miš).

Noun

میش • (meš) m

1. sheep

See also

• پس (pas)

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Kalami

Etymology

From Sanskrit मर्त्य (martya); compare Kalasha moč.

Noun

میش (mīš)

1. a man

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Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭩𐭱 (mēš), from Proto-Iranian *mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European *móysos (“sheep, skin of sheep”). Cognate with Sanskrit मेष (meṣá) and Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬀 (maēša).

Noun

میش • (mêš) (plural میش‌ها (mêš-hâ))

1. (archaic) sheep
2. ewe

See also

• گوسفند (gusfand)
• گاومیش (gâv-mêš)

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit मेष (meṣa).

Noun

میش • (meš) m (Hindi spelling मेष)

1. ram
2. sheep