miswak en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مِسْوَاك (miswāk), derived from Persian سواک (sevâk, “a teeth cleaning twig made from the arak tree”), originated from pre-Islamic Persia.
Meanings
- A chewstick used particularly by Muslims for cleaning the teeth, made from twigs of trees of species Salvadora persica.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| miswaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| miswaak | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
ar سِوَاك (Translations) · sw mswaki (Translations) · hi मिसवाक (Translations) · tr misvak (Translations) · fa مسواک (Translations) · jv ꦩꦶꦱ꧀ꦮꦏ꧀ (Translations) · ru мисвак (Translations) · ps مسواک (Translations) · bn মেসওয়াক (Translations) · ota مسواك (Translations) · ha asawaki (Translations) · ms kayu sugi (Translations) · ar مِسْوَاك (Translations) · jv ꦱꦶꦮꦏ꧀ (Translations) · kk мәсуек (Translations) · tk meswäk (Translations) · dv ސިވާކު (Translations) · ms kayu siwak (Translations) · hi पीलू (Translations) · dv މިސްވާކު (Translations) · ckb سیواک (Translations) · ur مسواک (Translations)