muske
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk, from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).
Pronunciation
Noun
muske (uncountable)
Descendants
- English: musk
References
- “musk (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-05.
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