mumya
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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