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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek τουφέκι (touphéki), form of τουφέκιον (toufékion), from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), from Persian تفنگ (tofang).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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τουφέκι (toufékin (plural τουφέκια)

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

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: tufechi

References

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  1. ^ τουφέκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ τουφέκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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