IN GREEK
μάνταλο
mantalo
door latch, bolt
IN TURKISH
mandal
mandal
latch; clothes peg
WEAR THE WORD
μάνταλο in blue ink and mandal in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Household
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish mandal is everyday for a clothes peg, which in Greek is μανταλάκι.
- NOTES
- From Ancient Greek μάνδαλος.
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SOURCES
- 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) ‘μάνταλο / mandal’, entry 119, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/119-mantalo/. Accessed [day month year].