denizaksulu wrote:kuroupetos, needs a special mention.
Kuru = dry
Petos = petoman? = a man who farts
KP = a dry fart
I will exhaust one just for you my 'friend'.
Turkish words in Greek Cypriot dialect
by quattro » Wed May 04, 2011 11:07 pm
denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:wyoming cowboy wrote:andri_cy wrote:hoskertin
sefakerti, ..............topouzi, mashala.......these words i doont know the roots of......troxos, patixa,kele,keletzi, matsuka, kuroupetos,
sefakerti = sefageldin = you are welcome, you bring happiness (I am pleased to see you)
topouzi = topuz = heavy long 'cosh' like what shepherds use. A long stick with a knob at one end.
mashala = ma'shallah = by God (you are beautiful)
kele = kelle = skull,head
keletzi = kelleci = one who sells sheeps/goats heads.
The others Yfred might know. I think they are Greek.
troxos.......wheel
matsuka...........topuz...........
pattixa..............watermelon ...........karpuz............Karpouzi
also tampura.............melon..........peponi
.........bes tampura dort okka..................My father was using that one a lot..........meaning= five melons four okka/kg ...but using it metaphorically for someone who never listen and doing what he always want to do .........or for some one kserotzefalos (dry headed ) low IQ.. etc
...............I cant recall .........does my father was referring to me????? i must ask him
Please do...........there may be a leakage somewhere!!
Who said THAT 
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by denizaksulu » Wed May 04, 2011 11:49 pm
quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:wyoming cowboy wrote:andri_cy wrote:hoskertin
sefakerti, ..............topouzi, mashala.......these words i doont know the roots of......troxos, patixa,kele,keletzi, matsuka, kuroupetos,
sefakerti = sefageldin = you are welcome, you bring happiness (I am pleased to see you)
topouzi = topuz = heavy long 'cosh' like what shepherds use. A long stick with a knob at one end.
mashala = ma'shallah = by God (you are beautiful)
kele = kelle = skull,head
keletzi = kelleci = one who sells sheeps/goats heads.
The others Yfred might know. I think they are Greek.
troxos.......wheel
matsuka...........topuz...........
pattixa..............watermelon ...........karpuz............Karpouzi
also tampura.............melon..........peponi
.........bes tampura dort okka..................My father was using that one a lot..........meaning= five melons four okka/kg ...but using it metaphorically for someone who never listen and doing what he always want to do .........or for some one kserotzefalos (dry headed ) low IQ.. etc
...............I cant recall .........does my father was referring to me????? i must ask him
Please do...........there may be a leakage somewhere!!
When you mentioned 'kserotzefalos', I assumed your brain leaked some csf.
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by quattro » Wed May 04, 2011 11:52 pm
denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:wyoming cowboy wrote:andri_cy wrote:hoskertin
sefakerti, ..............topouzi, mashala.......these words i doont know the roots of......troxos, patixa,kele,keletzi, matsuka, kuroupetos,
sefakerti = sefageldin = you are welcome, you bring happiness (I am pleased to see you)
topouzi = topuz = heavy long 'cosh' like what shepherds use. A long stick with a knob at one end.
mashala = ma'shallah = by God (you are beautiful)
kele = kelle = skull,head
keletzi = kelleci = one who sells sheeps/goats heads.
The others Yfred might know. I think they are Greek.
troxos.......wheel
matsuka...........topuz...........
pattixa..............watermelon ...........karpuz............Karpouzi
also tampura.............melon..........peponi
.........bes tampura dort okka..................My father was using that one a lot..........meaning= five melons four okka/kg ...but using it metaphorically for someone who never listen and doing what he always want to do .........or for some one kserotzefalos (dry headed ) low IQ.. etc
...............I cant recall .........does my father was referring to me????? i must ask him
Please do...........there may be a leakage somewhere!!
When you mentioned 'kserotzefalos', I assumed your brain leaked some csf.
What to do my friend sometimes shite Happened !!!!!!!!
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by denizaksulu » Wed May 04, 2011 11:55 pm
quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:quattro wrote:denizaksulu wrote:wyoming cowboy wrote:andri_cy wrote:hoskertin
sefakerti, ..............topouzi, mashala.......these words i doont know the roots of......troxos, patixa,kele,keletzi, matsuka, kuroupetos,
sefakerti = sefageldin = you are welcome, you bring happiness (I am pleased to see you)
topouzi = topuz = heavy long 'cosh' like what shepherds use. A long stick with a knob at one end.
mashala = ma'shallah = by God (you are beautiful)
kele = kelle = skull,head
keletzi = kelleci = one who sells sheeps/goats heads.
The others Yfred might know. I think they are Greek.
troxos.......wheel
matsuka...........topuz...........
pattixa..............watermelon ...........karpuz............Karpouzi
also tampura.............melon..........peponi
.........bes tampura dort okka..................My father was using that one a lot..........meaning= five melons four okka/kg ...but using it metaphorically for someone who never listen and doing what he always want to do .........or for some one kserotzefalos (dry headed ) low IQ.. etc
...............I cant recall .........does my father was referring to me????? i must ask him
Please do...........there may be a leakage somewhere!!
When you mentioned 'kserotzefalos', I assumed your brain leaked some csf.
What to do my friend sometimes shite Happened !!!!!!!!
In that case it is your KISMET.
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by denizaksulu » Thu May 05, 2011 12:06 am
kurupetos wrote:Ne mutlu Hellene'üm diyene!
Ne mutlu Hellene'im diyene!
Do you wear a foustanella?
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by kurupetos » Thu May 05, 2011 12:08 am
denizaksulu wrote:kurupetos wrote:Ne mutlu Hellene'üm diyene!
Ne mutlu Hellene'im diyene!
Do you wear a foustanella?
Close enough. Thanks!
Foustanella? No! The Turkish habits are over.
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by denizaksulu » Thu May 05, 2011 12:11 am
kurupetos wrote:denizaksulu wrote:kurupetos wrote:Ne mutlu Hellene'üm diyene!
Ne mutlu Hellene'im diyene!
Do you wear a foustanella?
Close enough. Thanks!
Foustanella? No! The Turkish habits are over.
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by kurupetos » Thu May 05, 2011 12:12 am
denizaksulu wrote:kurupetos wrote:denizaksulu wrote:kurupetos wrote:Ne mutlu Hellene'üm diyene!
Ne mutlu Hellene'im diyene!
Do you wear a foustanella?
Close enough. Thanks!
Foustanella? No! The Turkish habits are over.
I do not care about Greeks. I'm a Hellene Cypriot.
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