قایماق طاشی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قایماق (kaymak, “kaymak, clotted cream”) + طاش (taş, “stone”).

Noun

قایماق طاشی • (kaymak taşı)

  1. alabaster, a fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally
    Synonym: صو مرمری (su mermeri)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kaymak taşı

Further reading

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