IN GREEK
ασκέρι
askeri
crowd, gang, horde
IN TURKISH
asker
asker
soldier
WEAR THE WORD
ασκέρι in blue ink and asker in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- People and family
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek means a large group or horde; Turkish means soldier.
- NOTES
- Arabic ʿaskar is itself sometimes traced further to Persian or Latin.
COMMENTS
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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) ‘ασκέρι / asker’, entry 238, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/238-askeri/. Accessed [day month year].