miswak
miswak noun: a chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.
Noun
miswak (plural miswaks)
miswak meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto
miswak in Hindi
- Translations
- पीलू pīlū, मिसवाक misvāk
miswak in Urdu
- Translations
- مسواک msvāk
miswak in Bengali
- Translations
- মেসওয়াক meśōẇak
miswak in Pashto
- Translations
- مسواک
More languagesFewer languages
- miswak in Arabic
- سِوَاك siwāk, مِسْوَاك miswāk
- miswak in Malay
- kayu sugi, kayu siwak
- miswak in Persian
- مسواک
- Dhivehi
- ސިވާކު sivāku, މިސްވާކު misvāku
Forms of miswak
| plural | miswaks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | miswaak |
Origin of miswak
Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.
Questions about miswak
- What does miswak mean?
- Miswak means a chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.
- What is miswak in Hindi?
- Miswak in Hindi is पीलू (pīlū), मिसवाक (misvāk). See Miswak meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is miswak?
- Miswak is a noun.
- What is the plural of miswak?
- The plural of miswak is miswaks.
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