موش
See also: موس
Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːʃ/
Proper noun
مُوش • (mūš) ?
Karakhanid
Etymology
Uncertain, according to Clauson, a borrowing. Similarity to Persian موش (muš, “mouse”) is a coincidence.[1] compare with Uyghur مۈشۈك (müshük) and Uzbek mushuk.
Noun
موُشْ (mǖš)
- (Chigil) cat
- اُلْدَجىِ سِجْغانْ موُشْ تَشَقىِ قَشِرْ ― Öldečī sïčğān mǖš tašaqï̄ qašïr. ― The dying rat scratches the cat's testicles.
References
- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “mü:ş”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 772
Further reading
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Besim Atalay, transl., Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the “Compendium of the languages of the Turks”] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, volume III, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 1939–1943, page 127
- al-Kashgarî, Mahmud (1072–1074) Ercilasun, Ahmet B., Akkoyunlu Ziyat, transl., Kâşgarlı Mahmud Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Giriş - Metin - Çeviri - Notlar - Dizin [Mahmud al-Kashgari's “Compendium of the languages of the Turks” Introduction - Texts - Translation - Notes - Index] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 1120) (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, published 2020, →ISBN, page 399
Khowar
Etymology
From Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔɕ/
Noun
موش (moš)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian موش (muš, “mouse”), itself from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /mušk/, “mouse, rat”).
Noun
موش • (muş) (definite accusative موشی (muşu), plural موشلر (muşlar))
- mouse, rat, any small or medium-sized rodent of the genera Mus and Rattus
- rodent, any mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors
- 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
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- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “muş3”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3319
- Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “mûş”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat[1] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 823
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “موش”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 1246
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Mus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[3], Vienna, column 1107
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “موش”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[4], Vienna, column 5025
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “موش”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[5], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2030
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Possibly of Armenian origin?”)
Proper noun
موش • (muş)
Descendants
- Turkish: Muş
Further reading
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- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Muş”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Muş”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][6], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 567
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈmuːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [muːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [muːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [muʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mūš |
| Dari reading? | mūš |
| Iranian reading? | muš |
| Tajik reading? | muš |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /mušk/, “Mouse, rat”), from Proto-Iranian *múHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múHs, from Proto-Indo-European *muh₂s. Cognate with English mouse and so a doublet of ماوس (mâus).
Noun
| Dari | موش |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | муш |
موش • (muš) (plural موشها)
- mouse; rat
- دم موش ― dom-e muš ― mouse tail; rat tail
- cutie; someone cute
- موشی ― muš-i ― you're a cutie
- synonym of ماوس (mâus, “computer mouse”)
Derived terms
- تلهموش (tale-muš, “mousetrap”)
- موشواره (mušvâre, “computer mouse”)
- موشک (mušak, “missile”)
- موشی (muši)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Armenian Մուշ (Muš).
Proper noun
موش • (muš)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “mušk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 57