It's a common word used to refer to a variety of bowls, such as:
* Soup bowl: миска для супа (miska dlya supa)
* Fruit bowl: миска для фруктов (miska dlya fruktov)
* Dog bowl: миска для собаки (miska dlya sobaki)
It can also be used in a figurative sense, for example, "миска с сахаром" (miska s sakharom) meaning "a sugar bowl", or "миска с мылом" (miska s mylom) meaning "a soap dish".