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civet

/ˈsɪvət/SIH-vuht
/ˈsɪvət/SIH-vuht

Meaningcivet musk

Common meaning: a cat-like animal and its musk

Journey through time

  1. Arabiczabādsource
  2. Frenchcivettesource
  3. Englishcivet‘a cat-like animal and its musk’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Arabic zabād ‘civet musk’.

Roots

  • zabād Arabic “civet musk”

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