मुष्क

Sanskrit

Etymology

A diminutive of मूष् (mūṣ, “mouse”), the shape of human testicles being compared to mice, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s (“mouse”).[1]

Noun

मुष्क • (muṣka) m

  1. testicle, scrotum

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Webster's New World College Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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