IN GREEK
κόνταρι
kodari
pole; long staff
IN TURKISH
gönder
gönder
pole; flagstaff
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κόνταρι in blue ink and gönder in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Greek
- CATEGORY
- Tools
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish normally uses the word for a flagstaff or long pole.
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SOURCES
- Rona & Dedes (2007), “Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish”, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/2, p. 185 makale.isam.org.tr
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) ‘κόνταρι / gönder’, entry 175, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/175-kodari/. Accessed [day month year].