/ˈmʊʃ.tʲɪ/
KilmėOf unclear origin.
Within Balto-Slavic, a connection can be drawn with Latvian mustavas (“warping beam”) (compare muštùvas), Slovene mašiti (“fill, clog up”), and perhaps Bulgarian му́ша (múša, “stab, poke”) < *moux-. These forms point to Proto-Indo-European -s- and a root of *mews- (“poke, beat”); compare Sanskrit मुष्णाति (muṣṇāti, “steal, break”).
Another theory, espoused by Beekes, suggests that the root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂muḱ-; compare Ancient Greek ἀμύσσω (amússō, “scratch, tear”), Latin mūcrō (“sharp point”), and perhaps Proto-Indo-Iranian *muštíš (“fist”). However, neither the semantic nor formal arguments make a convincing case for the Lithuanian term to belong here.
- transitiveto beat, strike, hit
“Nemušk draũgo, mùšk kamuoliùką.” — Don't hit your friend, hit a ball.
“Ki̇̀lus áudrai, bañgos mùša į mòlą.” — When a storm comes up, the waves bash against the pier.
- transitivefight off, fight back (send an opponent into retreat)
“Bolševikai mùšė lénkus ir̃ sliñko į Váršuvą.” — The Bolsheviks fought back the Poles as they crept into Warsaw.
- transitivepound, tenderize (of meat)
- intransitivebeat, throb, pulsate (of the heart)
“Širdi̇̀s mùša 90 kar̃tų per̃ minùtę.” — My heart is beating at 90 beats per minute.
- intransitivestrike, chime (of clocks)
“Lai̇̃krodis mùša peñktą vãlandą vãkaro.” — The clock strikes 5 p.m.
- intransitiveshoot
“šautùvas tiksliai̇̃ mùša.” — The gun shoots accurately.
- transitivescore a goal
- intransitiveburst out, erupt; rush
“Kai̇̃ àš stóviu añt galvõs, kraũjas mùša mán į gálvą.” — Blood rushes to my head when I stand on my head.
Formosmùšti(canonical) · mùša(present, third-person) · mùšė(past, third-person) · mušù(error-unrecognized-form) · muši̇̀(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · mùša(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšame(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšam(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšate(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · mùšat(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · mùša(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · mušiaũ(error-unrecognized-form) · mušei̇̃(error-unrecognized-form, second-person) · mùšė(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšėme(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšėm(error-unrecognized-form) · mùšėte(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · mùšėt(error-unrecognized-form, plural, second-person) · mùšė(error-unrecognized-form, plural, third-person) · mùšdavau(error-unrecognized-form)