IN GREEK
ντουκιάνι
ntoukiani
shop (dated or regional)
IN TURKISH
dükkân
dükkân
shop
WEAR THE WORD
ντουκιάνι in blue ink and dükkân in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- NOTES
- Arabic dukkān; in Greek dated and regional, heard in Cyprus and in Northern Greek and Asia Minor speech, with standard Greek preferring μαγαζί.
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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) ‘ντουκιάνι / dükkân’, entry 212, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/212-ntoukiani/. Accessed [day month year].