IN GREEK
ρεζίλι
rezili
disgrace, public humiliation
IN TURKISH
rezil
rezil
disgraced, shameful (adjective)
WEAR THE WORD
ρεζίλι in blue ink and rezil 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 uses it as a noun (γίνομαι ρεζίλι); Turkish uses it as an adjective.
- NOTES
- Reached Greek through Turkish.
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online) Triantafyllidis (Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής)
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) ‘ρεζίλι / rezil’, entry 268, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/268-rezili/. Accessed [day month year].