🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पेशी

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peshī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Muscle/ˈmʌs.əl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने व्यायाम करके बहुत पेशी विकसित की है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in the body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.

    "He has been working out regularly to build muscle."
  2. 2

    Strength or power in physical form.

    "The athlete displayed great muscle during the competition."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'muscle' originates from the Latin 'musculus', meaning 'little mouse', which was used to describe the way muscles move under the skin, resembling a mouse running. This term evolved through Old French before entering Middle English.

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