pistimali

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• pistimale
• bistimali／bistimale, pishcimal, pestimalj

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek πεστιμάλι (pestimáli), πιστιμάλι (pistimáli, “apron”). Doublet of pishtamal (“towel”).

Noun

pistimali f (plural pistimãlj)

1. apron

   Synonyms: poalã, mbrustelã, neci, peci, pudeauã

References

• Cunia, Tiberius (2010) “pistimali”, in Dictsiunar a Limbãljei Armãneascã (in Aromanian), Constanța: Editura Cartea Aromãnã, page 829
• Papahagi, T. (1974) “pistimále”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 982
• Nikolaḯdis, K. (1909) “πεστιμάλι̯^ου”, in Ετυμολογικόν λεξικόν της Κουτσοβλαχικής γλώσσης [Etymologikón lexikón tis Koutsovlachikís glóssis] (in Greek), Athens: Τύποις Π. Δ. Σακελλαρίου [Týpois P. D. Sakellaríou], page 422
• Dalametra, I. (1906) “pistimàli”, in Dicționar macedo-român (in Romanian), Bucharest, page 171a