παλληκάρι

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Pontic Greek

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Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek παλλικάριν (pallikárin), from Ancient Greek πάλλαξ (pállax). Cognate with Greek παλικάρι (palikári).

Noun

παλληκάρι (pallikárin (Amisos, Oinoe, Sinope)

  1. boy, young man, lad
  2. brave man

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References

  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “παλληκάρι”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis