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ENTRY 156 · HOUSEHOLD · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

τούβλο

touvlo

brick

IN TURKISH

tuğla

tuğla

brick

τούβλοtuğla

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Latin (via Greek)
CATEGORY
Household

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 191 makale.isam.org.tr
  2. 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) ‘τούβλο / tuğla’, entry 156, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/156-touvlo/. Accessed [day month year].