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Pontic Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek παλλικάριν (pallikárin), from Ancient Greek πάλλαξ (pállax). Cognate with Greek παλικάρι (palikári).
Noun
παλληκάρι (pallikári) n (Amisos, Oinoe, Sinope)
- boy, young man, lad
- brave man
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “παλληκάρι”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis