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Webster 1913 Edition


Miskin

Mis′kin

,
Noun.
[Prob. for
music + -kin
.]
(Mus.)
A little bagpipe.
[Obs.]
Drayton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Miskin

MIS'KIN

,
Noun.
A little bagpipe.

Definition 2024


miskin

miskin

English

Noun

miskin (plural miskins)

  1. (obsolete, music) A little bagpipe.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)


Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Adjective

miskin

  1. poor, needy, unfortunate, impoverished

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [miscin]
  • Hyphenation: mis‧kin

Adjective

miskin (comparative daha miskin, superlative en miskin)

  1. idle; tending to sloth
  2. (obsolete) poor, unfortunate

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