Etymology

From må ‎(“may, might”) +‎ ske ‎(“happen”), after Middle Low German machschēn ‎(“mayhap”). Compare with Norwegian kanskje and Swedish kanske. Compare also English mayhap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔskeː/, [mɔˈsɡ̊eːˀ], IPA^(key): /moskeː/, [moˈsɡ̊eːˀ], IPA^(key): /mɔske/, [ˌmɔsɡ̊e] or IPA^(key): /mɔske/, [ˌmɔsɡ̊e]