pishtamal

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• pishteamal, pishtamalã

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پشتمال (peştamal, peştemal). Doublet of pistimali (“apron”).

Noun

pishtamal n (plural pishtamãlj)

1. towel

   Synonyms: prusopi, pitsetã, pischiri, ilãcã

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “pishtamal”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 828a
• Papahagi, T. (1974) “piştamál”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 984