μάσκι

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian մաշկ (mašk).

Noun

μάσκι (máski)

  1. a membrane lining the muscular tissues of a slaughtered animal
  2. (by extension) lean meat
  3. (figuratively) lean and weak person

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաշկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 261a
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 191
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