miswak

English

Alternative forms

miswaak

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.

Noun

miswak (plural miswaks)

A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth.

Translations

Arabic: سِوَاك (ar) m (siwāk), مِسْوَاك m (miswāk)
Bengali: মেসওয়াক (meśōẇak)
Dhivehi: ސިވާކު (sivāku), މިސްވާކު (misvāku)
Hausa: asawaki m
Hindi: पीलू (hi) (pīlū), मिसवाक (misvāk)
Javanese: ꦱꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (siwak), ꦩꦶꦱ꧀ꦮꦏ꧀ (miswak)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: سیواک (sîwak)
Malay: kayu sugi, kayu siwak
Pashto: مسواک
Persian: مسواک (fa)
Swahili: mswaki (sw)
Turkish: misvak (tr)
Urdu: مسواک (msvāk)

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