IN GREEK
νταούλι
ntaouli
large double headed drum
IN TURKISH
davul
davul
large double headed drum
WEAR THE WORD
νταούλι in blue ink and davul in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- NOTES
- Further origin debated; some derive Turkish davul from Arabic ṭabl, others treat it as onomatopoeic. Nişanyan says davul is borrowed from Arabic ṭabl, drum, so the origin is Arabic rather than Turkish.
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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) ‘νταούλι / davul’, entry 365, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/365-ntaouli/. Accessed [day month year].