موشک

Baluchi

Noun

موشک • (múšk)

1. mouse
2. rat

See also

• مشک (mušk)

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]

• (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

Noun

موشَک • (mušak) (plural موشک‌ها (mušak-hâ))

1. missile