abelmoskusfiber

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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abelmoskus +‎ fiber, first part from Spanish abelmosco (abelmosk), from New Latin abelmoschus, from Arabic أَبُو المِسْك (ʔabū l-misk, father of musk) or حَبّ المِسْك (ḥabb al-misk, grain of musk), from both حَبّ (ḥabb, grain), from ح ب ب (ḥ b b) + and from مِسْك (misk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /⁠mušk⁠/, musk). Last part from Latin fibra (fiber, filament), possibly from *fidber or *findber, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (to split).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑːbl̩ˈmʊskʉsfiːbər/
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  • Rhymes: -ər
  • Hyphenation: ab‧el‧mos‧kus‧fi‧ber

Noun

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abelmoskusfiber m (definite singular abelmoskusfiberen, indefinite plural abelmoskusfibere or abelmoskusfibre or abelmoskusfibrer, definite plural abelmoskusfiberne or abelmoskusfibrene)

  1. abelmosk fiber (fiber of abelmosk used in textile manufacturing)
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References

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