ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موم جامه (mōm-jāma), possibly a phono-semantic matching of Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ). Equivalent to ਮੋਮ (mom, “wax”) +‎ ਜਾਮਾ (jāmā, “garment”).

Noun

ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ • (momjāmā) m

1. oilcloth

Further reading

• “ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025