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English word origin

Etymology of masu

Borrowed from Inupiaq masu.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Inupiaq masu.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

A square wooden box, originally used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Japanese 枡.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

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  • Borrowed-form mention鱒ja
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