IN GREEK
παζάρι
pazari
weekly open air market; bargaining
IN TURKISH
pazar
pazar
market; Sunday (day of week)
WEAR THE WORD
παζάρι in blue ink and pazar 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 pazar also means Sunday; Greek παζάρι denotes a market or bargaining, not Sunday.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry παζάρι www.greek-language.gr
- 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) ‘παζάρι / pazar’, entry 214, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/214-pazari/. Accessed [day month year].