IN GREEK
τσιράκι
tsiraki
apprentice; helper
IN TURKISH
çırak
çırak
apprentice
WEAR THE WORD
τσιράκι in blue ink and çırak 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
- Greek developed a pejorative sense of a henchman, absent in Turkish.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry τσιράκι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry çırak 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) ‘τσιράκι / çırak’, entry 230, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/230-tsiraki/. Accessed [day month year].