IN GREEK
σεντούκι
sedouki
large chest; trunk
IN TURKISH
sandık
sandık
chest; ballot box
WEAR THE WORD
σεντούκι in blue ink and sandık in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Household
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish sandık also denotes a ballot box.
- NOTES
- Triantafyllidis derives Greek σεντούκι directly from Arabic sanduk, whereas Kriaras allows Arabic or Turkish mediation; classified as shared Arabic, not a secure Turkish→Greek borrowing. Sources disagree on direction: this entry gives Shared from a third language, the Nişanyan check gives Round trip. For the editors to settle.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry σεντούκι www.greek-language.gr
- Kriaras medieval Greek dictionary, entry σεντούκι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry sandık www.nisanyansozluk.com
- 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) ‘σεντούκι / sandık’, entry 140, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/140-sedouki/. Accessed [day month year].