κουμάρι
See also: κούμαρο
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Ottoman Turkish قمار (qumar, “gambling”) (compare Turkish kumar), from Arabic قِمَار (qimār, “gambling”).
Noun
editκουμάρι • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)
- (informal, slang) gambling, any instance of a game of chance involving a wager
- Synonyms: τζόγος m (tzógos), τυχερό παιχνίδι n (tycheró paichnídi)
Derived terms
edit- κουμαρτζής m (koumartzís, “particularly passionate gambler”) (slang)
Etymology 2
editFrom Byzantine Greek κουκουμάριον n (koukoumárion) via simplification [kuku>ku], from Koine Greek κούκουμα (koúkouma) + -άριον (-árion), from Latin cucuma f (“kettle, cauldron”). See cucuma for further etymology and cognates.
Noun
editκουμάρι • (koumári) n (plural κουμάρια)
- (kitchenware) small, traditionally ceramic pitcher for serving water
- Synonym: μαστραπάς m (mastrapás)
Declension
editDeclension of κουμάρι
References
edit- “κουμάρι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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