IN GREEK
κανονάκι
kanonaki
kanun, plucked zither
IN TURKISH
kanun
kanun
kanun, plucked zither
WEAR THE WORD
κανονάκι in blue ink and kanun in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Round trip
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- NOTES
- Nişanyan confirms the law sense of kanun comes from Arabic qānūn, through Syriac, from Greek κανών; the extension of the name to the instrument, and Greek κανονάκι, still need confirming.
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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) ‘κανονάκι / kanun’, entry 352, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/352-kanonaki/. Accessed [day month year].