IN GREEK
τσαρσί
tsarsi
market street, bazaar
IN TURKISH
çarşı
çarşı
market, shopping district, bazaar
WEAR THE WORD
τσαρσί in blue ink and çarşı 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
- NOTES
- Persian chahār sū, four ways, crossroads; in Greek dated and mainly Northern Greek and Asia Minor refugee usage.
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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) ‘τσαρσί / çarşı’, entry 229, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/229-tsarsi/. Accessed [day month year].