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ENTRY 047 · FOOD · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

μπαρμπούνι

barbouni

red mullet

IN TURKISH

barbunya

barbunya

red mullet; also a type of bean

μπαρμπούνιbarbunya

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Greek
CATEGORY
Food
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Turkish barbunya also names a bean; Greek μπαρμπούνι names the fish.

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 186 makale.isam.org.tr
  2. 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) ‘μπαρμπούνι / barbunya’, entry 047, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/047-barbouni/. Accessed [day month year].