IN GREEK
μακαράς
makaras
pulley
IN TURKISH
makara
makara
pulley; spool, reel
WEAR THE WORD
μακαράς in blue ink and makara in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Tools
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish makara also means a spool or reel and is used for jokes, as in makara yapmak; Greek uses it mainly for a pulley.
- NOTES
- From Arabic bakara. Dated in Greek.
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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) ‘μακαράς / makara’, entry 177, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/177-makaras/. Accessed [day month year].