τουφέκι

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Greek

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Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τουφέκι (touphéki), form of τουφέκιον (toufékion), from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), from Persian تفنگ (tofang).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈfe.ci/
  • Hyphenation: του‧φέ‧κι

Noun

τουφέκι (toufékin (plural τουφέκια)

  1. rifle
    Synonyms: αραβίδα (aravída), τυφέκιο (tyfékio)

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Descendants

  • Aromanian: tufechi

References

  1. ^ τουφέκιΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ τουφέκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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