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ENTRY 295 · PLACES · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

εκκλησία

ekklisia

church; worshipping congregation

IN TURKISH

kilise

kilise

church (building/institution)

εκκλησίαkilise

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LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Ancient Greek
CATEGORY
Places
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Greek additionally refers to a congregation or church institution.

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 192 makale.isam.org.tr
  2. 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) ‘εκκλησία / kilise’, entry 295, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/295-ekklisia/. Accessed [day month year].