καρά
See also: κάρα
Cappadocian Greek
Etymology
From Armenian քար (kʿar).
Noun
καρά (kará)
- a small stone, with which larger stones are fixed in place
Related terms
- κασκάρα (kaskára)
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