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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish یتاق (yatak, bed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʝaˈtaci/
  • Hyphenation: για‧τά‧κι

Noun

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γιατάκι (giatákin (plural γιατάκια)

  1. (colloquial, dated, nautical) bunk, bunk bed, berth
    • 1979, “Θεσσαλονίκη [Thessaloniki]”, in Nikos Kavvadias (lyrics), Thanos Mikroutsikos (music), Ο Σταυρός του Νότου [Southern Cross], performed by Giannis Koutras:
      Απάνω στο γιατάκι σου φίδι νωθρό κοιμάται,
      Και φέρνει βόλτες ψάχνοντας τα ρούχα σου η μαϊμού.
      Apáno sto giatáki sou fídi nothró koimátai,
      Kai férnei vóltes psáchnontas ta roúcha sou i maïmoú.
      On your bunk bed, a sluggish snake is sleeping,
      And the monkey goes about, searching through your clothes.
  2. (colloquial, dated, nautical, by extension) cabin (interior of a boat, enclosed to create a small room)

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