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musk

/ˈmʌsk/MUHSK
/ˈmʌsk/MUHSK

Meaninga testicle

Common meaning: a strong-smelling substance

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritmushka‘a testicle’source
  2. Persianmusk‘misk, musk’source
  3. Latinmuscumsource
  4. Frenchmusc‘musk’source
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa testicle → a strong-smelling substancemusk‘a strong-smelling substance’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit mushka ‘a testicle’.

Roots

  • mushka Sanskrit “a testicle”

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