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<p>Closing stale 2020 merge proposal; uncontested objection and no support; see <a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Mashk&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Talk:Mashk (page does not exist)">Talk:Mashk#Merge page with waterskin</a></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{about||the Arabic calligraphic form|Mashq|the village in Iran|Mashk, Iran}}<br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;mashk&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]: मश्क) - ([[Urdu]]: مشک) or &#039;&#039;&#039;mashq&#039;&#039;&#039; (मश्क़, مشق) is a traditional water-carrying bag, usually made of waterproofed [[Goatskin (material)|goat-skin]], from [[North India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Nepal]].&lt;ref name=&quot;ref13lixaf&quot;&gt;{{Citation | title=Beast and man in India: a popular sketch of Indian animals in their relations with the people | author=John Lockwood Kipling, Rudyard Kipling | year=1891 | publisher=Macmillan and Co., 1891 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NPPaAAAAMAAJ | quote=&#039;&#039;... When filled with water merely, the goat-skin or &quot;mashk&quot; is a characteristic object ...&#039;&#039;}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> &#039;&#039;Mashqs&#039;&#039; can vary in size, from a hand-held bag, which was often used to carry liquids such as [[alcohol]], to a large man-sized bag that comes with shoulder strap. They usually have only one narrowed opening. A person who is carrying a large &#039;&#039;mashq&#039;&#039; is called a &#039;&#039;māshqi&#039;&#039; (माश्क़ी, ماشقی). Traditionally, in the northern part of the [[South Asia]], the larger &#039;&#039;mashq&#039;&#039; was associated with the &#039;&#039;[[Bhishti]]&#039;&#039; (भिश्ती, بهِشتی) [[Caste|subcaste]] who were employed as water-carriers by all other sections of society and often seen dispensing water (for a fee) in public places, gardens and construction sites.&lt;ref name=&quot;ref77lixip&quot;&gt;{{Citation | title=Modern Colloquial Hindustani | author=J. I. Abdul Hakim | date=May 2005 | publisher=Kessinger Publishing, 2005 | isbn=978-1-4179-6144-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XbqOkbAXWrwC | quote=&#039;&#039;... Water-Carrier - Bhishti ... ek mashk kitne ko ata hai ... Get the bhishti to pour some water ...&#039;&#039;}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Since water came as a great relief to people and plants during the hot summer in the northern Indian plains, the term &#039;&#039;Bhishti&#039;&#039; derives from the [[Persian language|Persian]] root word &#039;&#039;bahishti&#039;&#039;, meaning &#039;&#039;heavenly&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref name=&quot;ref56fexev&quot;&gt;{{Citation | title=The Times of India directory and year book including who&#039;s who, Volume 28 | year=1941 | publisher=Bennett and Coleman, 1941 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RakSAAAAIAAJ | quote=&#039;&#039;... Bhishti&quot; Water-carrier, lit. &quot;heavenly&quot; or &quot;man of heaven ...&#039;&#039;}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{div col |colwidth=12em}}<br /> * [[Bhishti]]<br /> * [[bota bag]]<br /> * [[Goatskin (material)]]<br /> * [[Matki (earthen pot)]]<br /> * [[Baby_sling#Ring_slings|Ring sling]]<br /> * [[Indian pottery]]<br /> * [[Head-carrying]]<br /> * [[Oven glove]]<br /> * [[Pot-holder]]<br /> * [[Trivet]]<br /> * [[Tumpline]]<br /> {{div col end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Containers]]<br /> [[Category:Indian culture]]<br /> [[Category:Pakistani culture]]</div>

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