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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Tusche, from French touche, from toucher (to touch). The sense “mascara” also perhaps follows German Wimperntusche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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тушь (tušʹf inan (genitive ту́ши, nominative plural ту́ши, genitive plural ту́шей)

  1. India ink
  2. mascara

Declension

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Further reading

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  • тушь in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru