IN GREEK
παντόφλα
padofla
slipper
IN TURKISH
pantufla
pantufla
slipper
WEAR THE WORD
παντόφλα in blue ink and pantufla in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Italian (via Greek)
- CATEGORY
- Clothing
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish pantufla may be less common than terlik.
- NOTES
- The scholarly article identifies Greek mediation from Italian but the exact route is debated
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- 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) ‘παντόφλα / pantufla’, entry 390, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/390-padofla/. Accessed [day month year].