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Defter or Tefteri: a ledger of Greek-Turkish shared words
A trilingual dictionary tracing words shared by Greek and Turkish, with meanings and language histories.
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- Greek and Turkish speakers, learners, and word-history readers
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- A sample entry traces τεφτέρι through Ancient Greek, Aramaic, Middle Persian, Arabic and Turkish before reaching modern Greek and Turkish forms.
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The page pairs definitions with language routes rather than presenting Greek-Turkish similarities as simple lookalikes. Its sample for τεφτέρι/defter lists intermediate languages, while other visible entries include words for watermelon, backgammon, coffee, and heartache. The interface also offers a search action, language switching, stories, and a bazaar; the homepage describes the dictionary as beta.
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