IN GREEK
κάσα
kasa
cash box, till; crate; coffin
IN TURKISH
kasa
kasa
safe, cash desk, till; crate; vehicle body
WEAR THE WORD
κάσα in blue ink and kasa in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Italian
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek κάσα can mean a coffin, and Turkish kasa a car body; neither sense is shared.
- NOTES
- Italian cassa.
COMMENTS
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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) ‘κάσα / kasa’, entry 193, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/193-kasa/. Accessed [day month year].