IN GREEK
μπουνάτσα
mpounatsa
dead calm at sea
IN TURKISH
bonaca
bonaca
dead calm at sea
WEAR THE WORD
μπουνάτσα in blue ink and bonaca in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Shared from a third language
- STARTED IN
- Italian
- CATEGORY
- Places
- NOTES
- Turkish bonaca is mainly sailors' and fishers' vocabulary rather than general usage. Nişanyan has no entry for bonaca, and the Greek side could not be checked.
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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) ‘μπουνάτσα / bonaca’, entry 319, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/319-mpounatsa/. Accessed [day month year].