ماست‌مالی

Persian

Alternative forms

  • ماسْتْمالی (mâstmâli), ماسْت مالی (mâst mâli)
  • ماسْمالی (mâsmâli), ماس مالی (mâs mâli) — colloquial

Etymology

From ماست (mâst, “yogurt”) +‎ مالیدن (mâl-, “to rub, to smear”) +‎ ـی (-i) Literally, “yogurt-smearing”. First attested in c. 1910s.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Iranian reading? mâstmâli

Noun

ماست‌مالی • (mâst-mâli) (Iran, informal)

  1. cover-up (i.e. of a problem)
    Synonym: لاپوشانی (lāpūšānī / lâpušâni)
  2. a messed up or badly done job

Derived terms

  • ماسْت‌مالی کَرْدَن (mâst-mâli kardan, “to cover-up; to mess up a job”)

Descendants

  • → Mazanderani: ماس مالی (mâs mâlī, “messed up job”)
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