IN GREEK
ζόρι
zori
difficulty; coercion
IN TURKISH
zor
zor
force; difficulty; hard
WEAR THE WORD
ζόρι in blue ink and zor in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Persian
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek chiefly denotes strain or trouble; Turkish also serves as an adjective meaning difficult.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry ζόρι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry zor www.nisanyansozluk.com
- 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) ‘ζόρι / zor’, entry 350, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/350-zori/. Accessed [day month year].