As a Hindi name
मूष · noun · masculine
चूहा · गोली खिड़की । गवाक्ष (को॰) · सोना आदि गलाने की कुल्हिया (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
āī a rat, mouse
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mūṣa" is the vocative of "mūṣā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mūṣa m. f(ā and ī). a rat, mouse, Pañcat.; L.
a crucible, MārkP.; Kull.; L.
mūṣa r. 1st cl. (mūṣati) To steal, to rob or plunder.
mūṣa mf. (-ṣaḥ-ṣī-ṣaṃ) 1 A rat, a mouse. 2 A crucible. f. (-ṣā) A sort of grass, (Andropogon serratum.) E. mūṣa to steal, aff. ka.
mūṣā f. See below.
mūṣā f. Lipeocercis Serrata, Car.
Alternative readings
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