IN GREEK
φελούκα
felouka
felucca, small sailing vessel
IN TURKISH
filika
filika
ship's boat, lifeboat
WEAR THE WORD
φελούκα in blue ink and filika 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
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek keeps the sailing vessel sense; Turkish narrowed it to a ship's tender or lifeboat.
- NOTES
- Italian feluca is itself usually traced to Arabic; Greek φελούκα is dated.
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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) ‘φελούκα / filika’, entry 340, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/340-felouka/. Accessed [day month year].