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musk meaning in Sanskrit

कस्तूरी kastūrī

/mʌsk/

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Australia/mɐsk/

musk in Sanskrit: कस्तूरी (kastūrī), कस्तूरिका (kastūrikā), see also Thesaurus:कस्तूरी. In English, musk means a greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

Sanskrit words for musk

greasy secretion with powerful odour
कस्तूरी kastūrī, कस्तूरिका kastūrikā, see also Thesaurus:कस्तूरी

English meaning of musk

  1. noun A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  2. noun A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
  3. noun A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
  4. noun The odour of musk.

Full definition of musk

musk in a sentence

  • I was so excited I could smell my own musk.

musk in other languages

Questions about musk in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of musk in Sanskrit?
Musk in Sanskrit is कस्तूरी (kastūrī), कस्तूरिका (kastūrikā), see also Thesaurus:कस्तूरी.
musk इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Musk: कस्तूरी (kastūrī), कस्तूरिका (kastūrikā), see also Thesaurus:कस्तूरी.
What does musk mean in English?
Musk means a greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

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