IN GREEK
τσογλάνι
tsoglani
rascal, lout, underling
IN TURKISH
içoğlanı
içoğlanı
page boy in the Ottoman palace (historical)
WEAR THE WORD
τσογλάνι in blue ink and içoğlanı in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- People and family
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek uses it as an insult; the Turkish source is a historical palace title, while oğlan (boy) remains everyday Turkish.
- NOTES
- Turkish içoğlanı is historical; the shared everyday element is oğlan. Nişanyan has no entry for içoğlanı or içoğlan, and the Greek side could not be checked.
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SOURCES
- General etymological consensus
- to verify
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) ‘τσογλάνι / içoğlanı’, entry 277, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/277-tsoglani/. Accessed [day month year].