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ENTRY 367 · MUSIC AND FEELING · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

πανηγύρι

panigyri

religious celebration; village fair

IN TURKISH

panayır

panayır

fair; market fair

πανηγύριpanayır

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Ancient Greek
CATEGORY
Music and feeling
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Turkish panayır usually means a secular fair, while Greek πανηγύρι may refer to a religious celebration.

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 192 makale.isam.org.tr

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) ‘πανηγύρι / panayır’, entry 367, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/367-panigyri/. Accessed [day month year].