IN GREEK
μαϊντανός
maidanos
parsley
IN TURKISH
maydanoz
maydanoz
parsley
WEAR THE WORD
μαϊντανός in blue ink and maydanoz in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Round trip
- STARTED IN
- Medieval Greek (μακεδονήσιον), via Arabic and Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek also colloquially refers to a person who appears everywhere or interferes.
- NOTES
- Nişanyan traces Turkish maydanoz to medieval Greek via Arabic; modern Greek form is a return loan.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry μαϊντανός www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry maydanoz www.nisanyansozluk.com
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘μαϊντανός / maydanoz’, entry 039, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/039-maidanos/. Accessed [day month year].