مقوا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Alteration of مقوی‎ (“reinforced, strengthened, bolstered”), from Arabic مُقَوًّى‎ (muqawwan), passive participle of قَوَّى‎ (qawwā, “to strengthen, bolster”).

Noun

مقوا • (mukavva)

pasteboard, cardboard

Descendants

Turkish: mukavva
→ Romanian: mucava

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مقوا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1211
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mukavva”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مقوا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1949

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