czarczaf

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish çarşaf, from Persian چادر شب (čâdar-e šab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂar.t͡ʂaf/
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  • Rhymes: -art͡ʂaf
  • Syllabification: czar‧czaf

Noun

czarczaf m inan

  1. (Islam) yashmak (veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public)
    Synonyms: jaszmak, kwef

Declension

Further reading

  • czarczaf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czarczaf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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