The Greek language may be characterized and “rich”, but over time, several words of Turkish origin have been introduced into the Greek vocabulary. Words that may be so common that we do not believe it when we read it like grossouzi, lazy, crippled, watermelon, pocket, cap, shoe and many more.<\/p>\n
Take a look at the list below<\/p>\n
ALANI (bum),
\nALANA (open space),
\nAGAS (despotic-authoritarian),
\nAGIAZI (morning or night cold),
\nYOGHURT
\n(condensed milk), WATERMELON (water melon),
\nMENEXES (fragrant flower
\n),
\nTOUCH container),
\ncUP (cup)
\npOCKET (follicle)
\ncEILING (roof),
\nfireplace (inglenook),
\nKAIKI (boat),
\nMELTEMI (annual wind),
\nMANAVIS (greengrocer)
\nBAKALIS (grocer)
\nGLENTI (fun)
\nKAVGAS (quarrel), KEFI (cheerfulness
\n),
\nHATIRI (grace),
\nDERTI (misery),
\nDAVANTOURI (confusion), TSIMBOUKI (tobacco syringe
\n),
\nButchers (butcher),
\na storage (wardrobe),
\nDERVENI (musty),
\nBayrak (Flag),
\nTSOMPANIS (shepherd-shepherd)
\nVEST (perithorakion),
\nwind (ad-new),
\nJaap (building)
\nGIAKAS (collar),
\nGIARMAS (peach),
\nGINATI (stubbornness),
\nYOUROUSI (attack),
\nGEMI (bridle),
\nGOURI (luck),
\nGROUSOUZIS (unlucky),
\nGAIDA (ascavlos),
\nERGENIS (unmarried),
\nla zamana (large
\n) ,
\nZORI (difficulty),
\nZOUMPOULI (hyacinth),
\nKAVOUKI (
\nkavkalo),
\nKAVOURDIZO ( toast-dry), KAZANI (boiler),
\nKASMAS (pickaxe-hoe),
\nKALEMI (stylus),
\nKALOUPI (matrix-model),
\nKALPIKOS (counterweight ), KAPAKI (
\ncover-cover),
\nKAROULI (guard-watchtower ), KUVAS
\n(bucket-vase),
\nNTIPO )
\nKATSIKA (yeanling-goat)
\nbargain (unexpected finding),
\nmINCED (chopped meat),
\nkIOSK (kiosk)
\npackages (ease-comfort),
\nKOLAOUZOS (driver),
\neyelets (buckle)
\nKOTZAM (huge-thumping)
\nKOTSANI (stem),
\nKAFASI (box),
\nKOTSI (ankle),
\nKOUVARDAS (generous-open-handed),
\nKOUBARAS (money container),
\nKOUSOURI (defect-disadvantage),
\nAt random (unwise-casually)
\nburrows (cloaca-culvert),
\nLAPAS (slurry),
\nLEVENTIS (stout-efstalis)
\nLEKES (spot),
\nStork (Stork),
\nLucia (water pipe),
\nyeast (yeast-brewer’s yeast),
\nbrazier ( brazier)
\nMAGKOUFIS (desert),
\nPARSLEY (parsley-makedonisi),
\nelectuary (drug),
\nbarge (barge),
\nsorrow (tabes),
\nwidget (small gear)
\nMASOURI (small wood),
\nMAHALAS (district),
\nmeze (starters ),
\nHINGES (faucet),
\nMERAKI (desire),
\nMEREMETI (repair-repair),
\nMUSAMAS (waxed-waterproof fabric),
\nMOUSAFIRIS (guest-visitor),
\nStale (not fresh),
\nBAGLARONO (truss-cage),
\nBALTAS (ax),
\nokra (Hibiscus the edible),
\nDAD (father),
\nBABALIS (the very old)
\nBAXES (orchard-garden),
\nGUNPOWDER (gunpowder),
\nleg (tibia-strands),
\nBATZANAKIS (sygampros-synnyfada)
\nBATIRISA (bankrupt-crash),
\nspice (aromatic flavoring),
\nBEKRIS (sot),
\nBELAS (irritation),
\nPOUSTIS-BINES (kinaidos-profligate),
\npaints (paint-color ),
\nBOGIATZIS (oil painter)
\nBOI (height-height),
\nBOLIKOS (abundant),
\nBOSTANI (vegetable garden),
\nBOSIKOS (loose), BOUZI
\n(ice-cold),
\nBulldozer (thick crowd-disordered plurality)
\nBOULOUKOS (well-fed-plump),
\nBOUNTALAS (dumb-fool),
\ndungeon (prison)
\nBuri (flues),
\ncan (Storm)
\nBout (femur),
\nare fed (saturation),
\nNAZI (kamoma-
\nfiliareskeia ), DAMARI (vein-quarry),
\nDAMPLAS (stroke),
\nDANDA (nanny-
\nbreadwinner ), DARAVERI (transaction-sale),
\nDELALIS (interlocutor),
\nNTELIS (insane),
\nDIVATH
\n,
\nNTIV (gloom-smoke),
\nDOUNIAS (world-humanity),
\nPAZARI (market-negotiation),
\nPANTZARI (red beet-beet),
\nPATZOURI (shutter),
\nSHOE (shoe),
\nsill (door frame),
\nrice (rice),
\nRACHATI (quiet)
\nSAKATIS (disabled),
\nSAMATAS (noise),
\nchest (box),
\nshirts (bitter, heavy),
\nguild (guild, social class)
\nfountain (jet),
\nsyrup (viscous sugar solution),
\nSaida (intelligent),
\nfavors (favoritism service),
\npLASTER (plaster),
\nCGI (origin-genus),
\nSOKAKI (road),
\nstove (heater),
\nbody shape (shape-shaped ),
\nTABLE (stroke-syncope),
\nTAPI (without money),
\nTARAMAS (roe),
\nASHT (ashtray),
\nTAHINI (ground sesame),
\nTRAY (cooking pot),
\nTEKES (dive)
\nTEMPELIS (lazy-drone)
\ntricks (trick-delusion)
\nTEFARIKI (fine-masterpiece),
\nnotebook (ledger)
\nMOSQUE (pane-glass),
\nbunch (free),
\nTZANAMPETIS (crusty-splenetic),
\nbALL (balloon)
\nTouloumis (pouch),
\nchurros (pump)
\nTOUMPEKI (silence),
\neXCHANGE TIME (exchange),
\nTsairi (LEA-grazing),
\njackals (Athos)
\nTSAKIRIS (blue-eyed)
\nTsakmakis ( lighter),
\nBAG (leather case),
\nTSANTIRI (tent),
\nTSAPATSOULIS (homeless-steel),
\nTSARKA (raid-wandering),
\nTSANTIZO (infuriate-offend),
\nTSACHPINIS (crook-Sly),
\nhooks (claw-iron hook)
\nTSIFOUTIS-TSIGKOUNIS (miser)
\nTsiraki (sequence),
\npee (urine),
\nTSIFTIS (flawless-capable),
\nbag (bag),
\nWisp (hair bundle)
\nTZOGLANI (new)
\nTSOPANIS (shepherd)
\nDUSTPAN (shovel-skoupidologos)
\nfarce (perfectly-fluent),
\nseedling (nursery),
\npeanuts (pistaki),
\nwick (wick),
\nFOUKARAS (poor-miserable)
\nHAZELNUT (hazel-leftokaro) ,
\nFRANZOLA (bread),
\nXABOYZA (water tank),
\nHAZI (pleasure),
\nHALALIZO (forgiveness ), CARPET
\n(wretched),
\nCARPET (carpet),
\nCHALKAS (ring),
\nCHAMALIS (Porter),
\nCHANI (inn),
\npills (pills),
\nHaram (unjustly),
\nHARMANIS (chasisopotis),
\npocket money (small amount),
\nHavasu (musician object)
\nCHAFIES (informer),
\nsnooze (rest),
\nHui (Maggot ),
\nHUNERI (suffering-deception)<\/p>\n
Source: athensmagazine.gr<\/p>\n
Link: http:\/\/www.athensmagazine.gr\/portal\/bestofathens\/articles\/6333<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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