yashmakとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• yashmac, yashmack

語源

From Turkish yaşmak.

発音

• IPA: /ˈjæʃ.mæk/
• ハイフネーション: yash‧mak

名詞

yashmak (plural yashmaks)

1. A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
   • 1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page ix. 88:

     Through her gauzy yashmak I could see that she was smiling.

   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 46:

     Mungo cannot make out her face, which is concealed behind a yashmak – the double horsehair veil worn by Muslim women in public – but he is immediately struck by her feet and hands.

同意語

• (veil that covers parts of the face): niqab, veil, hijab, purdah, scarf

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