Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
मूषक · noun · masculine
चूहा · तस्कर । चोर (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
मूषक · mushak · s.m.
A rat; a mouse — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1091
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a rat, mouse, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "mūṣaka" is derived from "mūṣa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mūṣa m. f(ā and ī). a rat, mouse, Pañcat.; L.
a crucible, MārkP.; Kull.; L.
mūṣaka m. a thief, plunderer, BhP.
a rat, mouse, Yājñ.; R.; Var. &c.
Dictionary citations
mūṣaka m. a thief, plunderer, BhP.
a rat, mouse, Yājñ.; R.; Var. &c.
a partic. part of the face (= kara-viraka), VarBṛS., Sch.
a kind of metre, L.
pl. N. of a people, MBh.
mūṣa m. f(ā and ī). a rat, mouse, Pañcat.; L.
a crucible, MārkP.; Kull.; L.
Alternative readings
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