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Pontic Greek
Etymology
Papadopoulos explains as καλά (kalá, “well”) + ακονώ (akonó, “to sharpen”). Note also Cappadocian Greek καλακόνι (kalakóni), Old Armenian գայլիկոն (gaylikon).
Verb
καλακονώ (kalakonó)
- to sharpen, to whet
- Synonym: λα̤κονίζω (läkonízo)
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1958–1961) “καλακονώ”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), Athens: Myrtidis, page 382b