IN GREEK
κουμπαράς
koubaras
money box; piggy bank
IN TURKISH
kumbara
kumbara
money box; piggy bank
WEAR THE WORD
κουμπαράς in blue ink and kumbara in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Persian
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish kumbara (humbara) also had a military sense of a bomb, absent in Greek.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry κουμπαράς www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry kumbara www.nisanyansozluk.com
- 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) ‘κουμπαράς / kumbara’, entry 200, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/200-koubaras/. Accessed [day month year].