IN GREEK
ντουλάπι
doulapi
cupboard; cabinet
IN TURKISH
dolap
dolap
wardrobe; cabinet; mechanism in other meanings
WEAR THE WORD
ντουλάπι in blue ink and dolap in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Household
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish dolap also has machinery and figurative senses beyond a domestic cupboard.
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry ντουλάπι www.greek-language.gr
- 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) ‘ντουλάπι / dolap’, entry 134, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/134-doulapi/. Accessed [day month year].