یاشمق

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Ottoman Turkish

[edit]
یاشمق

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yaĺmak (veil), a development of *yaĺ- (to cover, close). Cognate with Azerbaijani yaşmaq and Turkmen ýaşmak.

Noun

[edit]

یاشمق (yaşmak)

  1. yashmak, niqab, any veil worn by women which covers their faces
    Synonyms: پرده (perde), حجاب (hicab), نقاب (nikab)
  2. veil, something hung up or spread out to hide an object from view

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]