مقوا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Alteration of مقوی (“reinforced, strengthened, bolstered”), from Arabic مُقَوًّى (muqawwan), passive participle of قَوَّى (qawwā, “to strengthen, bolster”).

Noun

مقوا • (mukavva)

  1. pasteboard, cardboard

Descendants

  • Turkish: mukavva
  • → Romanian: mucava

References

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