موش

See also: موس

Khowar

Etymology

From Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).

Noun

موش (moš)

  1. man, husband
    ‪جم موش نو چنگیر‌
    jam moš na cangir
    A good man doesn't lie

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian موش (muš, mouse).

Noun

موش (muş)

  1. mouse, any small rodent of the genus Mus
    Synonyms: صیچان (sıçan), فار (far)
  2. rat, a medium-sized rodent of the genus Rattus
  3. (in general) rodent, a mammal of the order Rodentia
    Synonym: كمریجی (kemirici)

Derived terms

  • موش خرما (muş-i hurma, polecat)
  • موش دشتی (muş-i deşti, harvest mouse)
  • موش دوپا (muş-i düpa, jerboa)
  • موش سلطانیه (muş-i sultaniye, dormouse)
  • موش كور (muş-i kur, mole)
  • موش پرنده (muş-i perende, bat)
  • موشك (muşek, little mouse)

Descendants

  • Turkish: muş

Further reading

Persian

موش

Etymology

From Middle Persian mwšk' (mušk, Mouse, rat), from Proto-Iranian *múHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múHs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. Cognate with English mouse.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dari موش
Iranian Persian
Tajik муш (muš)

موش (muš) (plural موش‌ها (muš-hâ))

  1. mouse
  2. rat

Derived terms

  • تله‌موش (tale-muš)
  • موشی (muši)

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “mušk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 57
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