muşamba

Meaning

Noun

1. A piece of fabric waxed on one side to waterproof it; tarpaulin, tarp, oilcloth.
2. A waterproof raincoat.
3. linoleum

Adj

That which is made of such fabric.

Concepts

oilcloth

oilskin

tarpaulin

polyisoprene

Synonyms

mumlu bez

balmumlu kumaş

Translations

toile cirée

Persenning

bâche

Plane

Wachstuch

lona

Wachsleinwand

Linoleums

Blache

μουσαμάς

λαδόπανο

Blahe

Zeltbahn

Wagendecke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/muˈʃam.ba/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: مشمع

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مشمع (muşammaʿ, muşanba, “waxed, wax-cloth, tarpaulin, also oil-cloth, oiled silk”), from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ), passive participle of شَمَّعَ (šammaʕa, “to wax, to rub or smear with wax”).