IN GREEK
συρτάκι
syrtaki
sirtaki dance
IN TURKISH
sirtaki
sirtaki
sirtaki; specifically Greek dance
WEAR THE WORD
συρτάκι in blue ink and sirtaki in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Greek
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- NOTES
- Recognisable cultural loan, not necessarily high frequency everyday Turkish vocabulary
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 195 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) ‘συρτάκι / sirtaki’, entry 373, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/373-syrtaki/. Accessed [day month year].