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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMusth
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Musth
"Der männliche Elefant befindet sich in der Musth."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A periodic condition characterized by highly aggressive behavior and large surges of testosterone in mature bull elephants.
"The experienced handlers kept a safe distance from the bull elephant because he was entering musth." - 2
A state of frenzy or sexual excitement in large male mammals, particularly elephants.
"During musth, the elephant secretes a dark, viscous fluid from the temporal glands on the sides of its head."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Urdu and Hindi word 'mast' (intoxicated, lustful), which traces back to the Sanskrit root 'mada' meaning intoxication or rut. The term entered English in the late 19th century through British colonial observations of South Asian wildlife behavior.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Musth" is said worldwide
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musth
Transliteration: musth
"L'éléphant mâle entre dans une période de musth."
Musth
Transliteration: Musth
"Der männliche Elefant befindet sich in der Musth."
musth
Transliteration: musth
"L'elefante maschio mostra segni di musth."
musth
Transliteration: musth
"El elefante macho entró en musth la semana pasada."
musth
Transliteration: musth
"O elefante macho está no período de musth."
मस्ती
Transliteration: masti
"हाथी मस्ती की अवस्था में है।"
易怒期
Transliteration: yì nù qī
"这头公象正处于发情期或易怒期。"
머스트
Transliteration: meoseuteu
"수컷 코끼리가 머스트 상태에 접어들었습니다."
マスト
Transliteration: masuto
"雄のゾウがマストの状態に入っている。"
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