καρά

See also: κάρα

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian քար (kʿar).

Noun

καρά (kará)

  1. a small stone, with which larger stones are fixed in place

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “քար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 559b
  • Dawkins, R. M. (1916) Modern Greek in Asia Minor: A study of dialect of Silly, Cappadocia and Pharasa, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 607a
  • Καρολίδης, Παύλος (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, pages 85
  • Καρολίδης, Παύλος (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, pages 167
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