IN GREEK
τορβάς
torvas
bag, nosebag
IN TURKISH
torba
torba
bag
WEAR THE WORD
τορβάς in blue ink and torba in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Persian
- CATEGORY
- Household
- NOTES
- Somewhat dated in Greek. Nişanyan derives torba from Turkish tobra and lists Persian tūbra only as a cognate, so the Persian origin cannot be confirmed.
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SOURCES
- General etymological consensus
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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) ‘τορβάς / torba’, entry 154, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/154-torvas/. Accessed [day month year].