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ENTRY 101 · HOUSEHOLD · TURKISH TO GREEKΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

καπάκι

kapaki

lid; cover; immediately afterwards (informal)

IN TURKISH

kapak

kapak

lid; cover

καπάκιkapak

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καπάκι in blue ink and kapak in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Turkish to Greek
STARTED IN
Turkic
CATEGORY
Household
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Greek has an additional adverbial sense 'straight after'.

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SOURCES

  1. Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry καπάκι www.greek-language.gr
  2. Nişanyan Sözlük, entry kapak www.nisanyansozluk.com
  3. 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) ‘καπάκι / kapak’, entry 101, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/101-kapaki/. Accessed [day month year].