IN GREEK
παραλής
paralis
rich, moneyed
IN TURKISH
paralı
paralı
having money; paid, charging a fee
WEAR THE WORD
παραλής in blue ink and paralı in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Trade and money
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek means wealthy, while Turkish more often means paid or fee charging (paralı yol, toll road).
- NOTES
- Turkish derivative of para (from Persian) with the suffix lı. Nişanyan has no entry for paralı.
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- General etymological consensus
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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) ‘παραλής / paralı’, entry 216, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/216-paralis/. Accessed [day month year].