Dictionary

yashmak en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈjæʃ.mæk/

Etymology

From Turkish yaşmak.

Meanings

1. A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.
   • Through her gauzy yashmak I could see that she was smiling. 1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page ix. 88:
   • 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. 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 46:

Forms

Deriveds

yashmaked

Synonyms

veil (veil that covers parts of the face) · hijab (veil that covers parts of the face) · purdah (veil that covers parts of the face) · niqab (veil that covers parts of the face) · scarf (veil that covers parts of the face)

Translations (48)

kk ниқаб (a veil worn by Muslim women) · mt yaxmak (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fa روبنده (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sv nikab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · tr yaşmak (a veil worn by Muslim women) · pl czarczaf (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh veo (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh zar (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fr litham (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ru вуа́ль (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ru ника́б (a veil worn by Muslim women) · pl nikab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · hu nikáb (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fr voile (a veil worn by Muslim women) · hi नकाब (a veil worn by Muslim women) · id purdah (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fr niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ja ヤシュマク (a veil worn by Muslim women) · hi निक़ाब (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ar نِقَاب (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ru яшма́к (a veil worn by Muslim women) · hu jasmak (a veil worn by Muslim women) · pt niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · cmn 面紗 /面纱 (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ar خِمَار (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ota یاشمق (a veil worn by Muslim women) · pl kwef (a veil worn by Muslim women) · nl nikab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh марама (a veil worn by Muslim women) · de Schleier (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh зар (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ms niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh marama (a veil worn by Muslim women) · cs nikáb (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sv niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ota پرده (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fa نقاب (a veil worn by Muslim women) · sh вео (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ro iașmac (a veil worn by Muslim women) · pl jaszmak (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ru чадра́ (a veil worn by Muslim women) · es nicab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · az yaşmaq (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ms purdah (a veil worn by Muslim women) · id niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · de Niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women) · ur نقاب (a veil worn by Muslim women) · fi niqab (a veil worn by Muslim women)