IN GREEK
τσαλίμι
tsalimi
flourish in dancing; affectation
IN TURKISH
çalım
çalım
strut; swagger; feint
WEAR THE WORD
τσαλίμι in blue ink and çalım in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek especially denotes decorative dance movements; Turkish çalım often denotes a swagger or feint.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry τσαλίμι www.greek-language.gr
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) ‘τσαλίμι / çalım’, entry 376, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/376-tsalimi/. Accessed [day month year].