صو مرمری

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صو (su, “water”) + مرمر (mermer, “marble”).

Noun

صو مرمری • (su mermeri)

  1. alabaster, a fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally
    Synonym: قایماق طاشی (kaymak taşı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: su mermeri

Further reading

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