Etymology

masu

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Today it means: A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska. Full definition →

Inupiaq masu
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masu · noun1

  1. Inupiaq · borrowed frommasu
  2. Inupiaq · borrowed frommasu
  3. English todaymasu

Borrowed from Inupiaq masu.

masu · noun2

  1. Japanese · borrowed from枡
  2. Japanese · borrowed from枡
  3. English todaymasu

Borrowed from Japanese 枡.

masu · noun3

  1. Japanese · borrowed from鱒“trout, sea trout, salmon”
  2. English todaymasu

From Japanese 鱒 (masu, “trout, sea trout, salmon”).

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