IN GREEK
τάσι
tasi
shallow metal bowl
IN TURKISH
tas
tas
bowl
WEAR THE WORD
τάσι in blue ink and tas in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Household
- NOTES
- From Arabic ṭās, usually traced to Persian tašt.
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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) ‘τάσι / tas’, entry 147, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/147-tasi/. Accessed [day month year].