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меск — род. п. а мул , редкое слово ( Илиада в переводе Гнедича, Одиссея в перев. Жуковского), укр. меск, др. русск. мъскъ, мъсчата мн. (Златоструй, ХII в.; см. Соболевский, ЖМНП, 1894, май, стр. 218), наряду с этим мьскъ (Новгор. 1 летоп., Хож. игум.… … Этимологический словарь русского языка Макса Фасмера
List of English words of Sanskrit origin — This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Many of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meanings of some words have changed slightly after being borrowed. NOTOC A; Aditya : from Sanskrit āditya , the Vedic sun god. [ … Wikipedia
musk — /musk/, n. 1. a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery. 2. an artificial imitation of the substance. 3. a similar secretion of other animals, as the… … Universalium
Munger — ▪ India also spelled Monghyr city, Bihar state, northeastern India, on the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River). Munger is said to have been founded by the Guptas (4th century CE) and contains a fort that houses the tomb of the Muslim… … Universalium
musk — [mʌsk] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Greek moschos, from Persian mushk, from Sanskrit muska testicle ; because the substance comes from a part of a deer near its testicles] 1.) a substance with a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
musk — [14] Like the substance musk itself, the name musk came to Europe from the East. Its ultimate ancestor appears to have been Sanskrit muska ‘scrotum, testicle’. This meant literally ‘little mouse’ (it was a diminutive form of Sanskrit mūs ‘mouse’) … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
musk — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. musc (13c.) and directly from L.L. muscus, from Late Gk. moskhos, from Pers. mushk, from Skt. muska s testicle, from mus mouse (so called, presumably, for resemblance; see MUSCLE (Cf. muscle)). The deer gland was… … Etymology dictionary
musk — [[t]mʌsk[/t]] n. 1) anb a pungent glandular secretion of the male musk deer: used in perfumery 2) an artificial imitation of the substance 3) anb a similar secretion of other animals, as the muskrat 4) the odor of musk, or some similar odor 5)… … From formal English to slang
musk — /mʌsk / (say musk) noun 1. a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong smell, and used in perfumery. 2. a synthetic imitation of the substance. 3. a similar secretion of other… …
mūs — mūs English meaning: mouse Deutsche Übersetzung: “Maus” also “Muskel” Note: (older *mŭs, musós from *meus, musós) Material: O.Ind. mū ṣ m. “ mouse, Ratte”, Pers. mūš “ mouse “; Arm. mu kn “ mouse, muscle “; Gk. μῦς (μῠὸς,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
musk — [14] Like the substance musk itself, the name musk came to Europe from the East. Its ultimate ancestor appears to have been Sanskrit muska ‘scrotum, testicle’. This meant literally ‘little mouse’ (it was a diminutive form of Sanskrit mūs ‘mouse’) … Word origins
