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inkstick

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɪŋkstɪk/

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noun

Meaning 1

A cake of solid ink used in traditional East Asian calligraphy and painting, in combination with an inkstone and inkbrush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From ink + stick.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨 (mò) — cake of solid ink
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墨條 /墨条 (mòtiáo) — cake of solid ink
  • Dutch: inktstaaf — cake of solid ink
  • Finnish: mustetanko — cake of solid ink
  • Finnish: tussitanko — cake of solid ink
  • German: Stangentusche — cake of solid ink
  • German: Blocktusche — cake of solid ink
  • Gujarati: શાહીસળી (śāhīsaḷī) — cake of solid ink
  • Hungarian: tusrúd — cake of solid ink
  • Japanese: 墨 (sumi) — cake of solid ink
  • Korean: 먹 (meok) — cake of solid ink
  • Polish: sztabka tuszu — cake of solid ink
  • Vietnamese: mực thỏi — cake of solid ink