inkstick

English

Etymology

From ink +‎ stick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪŋkstɪk/

Noun

inkstick (plural inksticks)

1. A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush.

Translations

cake of solid ink

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 墨 (zh) (mò), 墨條／墨条 (mòtiáo)

• Dutch: inktstaaf m
• Finnish: mustetanko, tussitanko
• Gujarati: શાહીસળી (śāhīsaḷī)
• Japanese: 墨 (ja) (すみ, sumi)
• Korean: 먹 (ko) (meok)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: mực thỏi