different between masker vs asker

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *maskeren, malskren (“to bewilder”) (compare Middle English bimalscren (“to bewitch”)), from Old English *malscrian (attested in derivative malscrung (“enchantment, charm”)), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malskaz (“haughty”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“to beat, crush, grind”). Cognate with Middle Dutch malsch (“headstrong, zealous”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (malsks, “foolish”). More at mask.

Verb

masker (third-person singular simple present maskers, present participle maskering, simple past and past participle maskered)

1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To render giddy or senseless

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2. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To be bewildered.
3. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To choke; stifle.
4. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To decay; rust.

Synonyms

• (render giddy): confuse, bewilder, stupefy

Etymology 2

From mask +? -er.

Noun

masker (plural maskers)

1. One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade or wears a mask in a ritual.
2. That which masks (noise in a signal, etc.).

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:masker.

Translations

Anagrams

• Makers, kermas, makers, markes

Danish

Noun

masker c

1. indefinite plural of maske

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?s.k?r/
• Hyphenation: mas?ker

Noun

masker n (plural maskers, diminutive maskertje n)

1. mask

Verb

masker

1. first-person singular present indicative of maskeren
2. imperative of maskeren

Anagrams

• kamers, makers

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: masker

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch masker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mask?r/
• Hyphenation: mas?kêr

Noun

maskêr (first-person possessive maskerku, second-person possessive maskermu, third-person possessive maskernya)

1. mask, a cover, or partial cover, for the face
   1. used for disguise

      Synonym: topeng

   2. (medicine) used for protection.
2. (colloquial) Short for masker wajah (“facial mask”).

Synonyms

• topeng
• kedok

Further reading

• “masker” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

masker m or f

1. indefinite plural of maske

Verb

masker

1. imperative of maskere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• maskar m or f

Noun

masker f

1. indefinite plural of maske (Etymology 1)

masker m or f

1. indefinite feminine plural of maske (Etymology 2)

Swedish

Noun

masker

1. indefinite plural of mask

Anagrams

• smaker

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æsk.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???sk.?/

Etymology 1

From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask +? -er.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]

Translations

Etymology 2

From ask (“newt”), with uncertain suffix.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. (England dialect, Wales) A newt. [from 14th c.]

Anagrams

• Akers, Kaser, Kears, Rakes, akers, eskar, kesar, rakes, reaks, reask, saker, skare, skear

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (?askar, “army”).

Noun

asker

1. soldier; warrior

Declension

Danish

Noun

asker c pl

1. plural indefinite of aske

Verb

asker

1. present tense of aske

Middle English

Alternative forms

• askere, axer, axere

Etymology

From axen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ask?r(?)/, /?aks?r(?)/

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity.
2. One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
3. A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person.
4. (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges.
5. (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker.
6. (rare) One who levies dues or fees.

Descendants

• English: asker
• Scots: askar (obsolete)

References

• “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

asker m pl

1. indefinite plural of ask

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

asker m

1. ash (tree)
2. wooden box

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: ask
  • ? Finnish: aski

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (asker), from Arabic ???????? (?askar, “army”), from Persian ????? (laškar, “army”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.c??/

Noun

asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)

1. soldier

Declension

Derived terms

• askerlik
• çocuk asker