IN GREEK
ντουμάνι
doumani
dense cloud of smoke
IN TURKISH
duman
duman
smoke; haze
WEAR THE WORD
ντουμάνι in blue ink and duman 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
- Greek denotes dense choking smoke whereas Turkish duman is the general word for smoke.
- NOTES
- Greek colloquial
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry ντουμάνι 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) ‘ντουμάνι / duman’, entry 135, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/135-doumani/. Accessed [day month year].