cila

Meaning

1. A mixture used to give shine to wooden, metallic, leather etc. objects; polish, luster.
2. The state of having shine, lustre.
3. (figuratively) A fake and deceptive appearance; varnish, false front.
4. (figuratively) Unnecessarily or excessively showy appearance.
5. (slang) A softer liquor drunk after a hard liquor.

Concepts

finish

varnish

luster

Synonyms

parlaklık

kaplama tahtası

yaldız

yaldızlama

Translations

Lack

vernis

lustre

Politur

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επικόλλημα

Polituren

Glasur

επίχρισμα

Lacke

ξυλεπένδυση

Schichtholz

cirage

🇵🇱

Schliff

revêtement

Glanz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒiˈlaː/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: جلا

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جلا (cilā, “a cleansing, furbishing, burnishing; brightness, gloss, luster, any substance or process that gives luster; a polish; a dispelling grief, anxiety”), from Arabic جَلَاء (jalāʔ), verbal noun of جَلَا (jalā, “to polish, to clear, to remove, to depart”).