Muska (disambiguation)

Marija "Muska" Babitzin (born 1952) is a Finnish singer.

Muska may also refer to:

People

  • Muska, a name appearing in Assyrian inscriptions identified as Meshech, one of the sons of Japheth, son of Noah
  • Chad Muska (born 1977), American professional skateboarder

Places

  • Muska, the Hungarian name for Muşca village, Lupșa Commune, Alba County, Romania
  • Muska, the Slavic toponym for Kudunia

Film and literature

  • Muška voda, a 1968 Yugoslavian film
  • Muska ("The Amulet"), a 1996 Turkish novel by author Sadık Yemni
  • Muska (film), a 2014 Turkish film by Özkan Çelik based on this novel

Other

  • Muska, a small triangular amulet in Turkish folklore, containing verses from the Koran or other prayers traditionally wrapped in leather, believed to protect from harm or give luck
    • a Kilim motif (amulet)
    • any object with the same shape, e.g. muska böreği, a samosa-like börek pastry in a triangular shape
  • muṣká, Sanskrit word meaning "testicle", English Musk, a substance with a penetrating odor obtained from a gland of the male musk deer
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