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ENTRY 074 · FOOD · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

σουπιά

soupia

cuttlefish

IN TURKISH

sübye

sübye

cuttlefish; also a regional food or drink term

σουπιάsübye

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Greek
CATEGORY
Food
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Turkish sübye has additional regional food uses absent from standard Greek σουπιά.

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 187 makale.isam.org.tr

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) ‘σουπιά / sübye’, entry 074, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/074-soupia/. Accessed [day month year].