मुष्क

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Traditionally derived from मूष् (mūṣ, mouse) + -क (-ka, diminutive suffix), the shape of human testicles being compared to mice.[1][2] However, Lubotsky is skeptical of this derivation due to the short u vowel in मुष्क implying the lack of a laryngeal, as opposed to the long ū in मूष्.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

मुष्क • (muṣká) stem, m

  1. testicle, scrotum
  2. (dual number) pudenda muliebria
  3. (dubious) an arm
  4. a muscular or stout person
  5. a thief
  6. a crowd, heap, multitude

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुष्क (muṣká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मुष्कः
muṣkáḥ
मुष्कौ / मुष्का¹
muṣkaú / muṣkā́¹
मुष्काः / मुष्कासः¹
muṣkā́ḥ / muṣkā́saḥ¹
Vocative मुष्क
múṣka
मुष्कौ / मुष्का¹
múṣkau / múṣkā¹
मुष्काः / मुष्कासः¹
múṣkāḥ / múṣkāsaḥ¹
Accusative मुष्कम्
muṣkám
मुष्कौ / मुष्का¹
muṣkaú / muṣkā́¹
मुष्कान्
muṣkā́n
Instrumental मुष्केण
muṣkéṇa
मुष्काभ्याम्
muṣkā́bhyām
मुष्कैः / मुष्केभिः¹
muṣkaíḥ / muṣkébhiḥ¹
Dative मुष्काय
muṣkā́ya
मुष्काभ्याम्
muṣkā́bhyām
मुष्केभ्यः
muṣkébhyaḥ
Ablative मुष्कात्
muṣkā́t
मुष्काभ्याम्
muṣkā́bhyām
मुष्केभ्यः
muṣkébhyaḥ
Genitive मुष्कस्य
muṣkásya
मुष्कयोः
muṣkáyoḥ
मुष्काणाम्
muṣkā́ṇām
Locative मुष्के
muṣké
मुष्कयोः
muṣkáyoḥ
मुष्केषु
muṣkéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: muṣk, muṣ
  • Middle Persian: mwšk' (mušk)
  • Old Armenian: մուշկ (mušk) (via an Iranian language)
  • Telugu: ముష్కము (muṣkamu)

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 363
  2. Webster's New World College Dictionary, Cleveland, Ohio: Wiley Publishing Inc., 1953
  3. Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 319
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