موشک
Persian
Etymology
From موش (muš, “mouse, rat”) + ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix). At first of a kind of firework article that resembled the shape of a mouse. (Modern military missiles may still remotely show that similarity.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [muː.ˈʃak]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [muː.ʃǽk]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [muː.ʃǽk]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mu.ʃǽk]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [muː.ʃǽkʲ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ʃǽk]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | mūšak |
| Dari reading? | mūšak |
| Iranian reading? | mušak |
| Tajik reading? | mušak |
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