mumya
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish مومیا (mumıya, mumya), from Persian مومیا (mumiyâ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mumya (definite accusative mumyayı, plural mumyalar)
- mummy (embalmed corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial)
- (figuratively) tiny and unhealthy person
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “mumya”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “mumya”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı