κεμέρι
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish كمر (kemer, “belt”), from Persian کمر (kamar, “waist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
κεμέρι • (keméri) n (plural κεμέρια)
- (colloquial, archaic) money belt (of traditional type)
- (colloquial, archaic, by extension) purse
- 1993, “Κεμάλ [Kemal]”, in Nikos Gatsos (lyrics), Manos Hatzidakis (music), Αντικατοπτρισμοί [Reflections], performed by Aliki Kayaloglou:
- Στης Ανατολής τα μέρη μια φορά και ένα καιρό,
Ήταν άδειο το κεμέρι, μουχλιασμένο το νερό.- Stis Anatolís ta méri mia forá kai éna kairó,
Ítan ádeio to keméri, mouchliasméno to neró. - In the lands of East once upon a time,
The money purse was empty, the water was mouldy.
- Stis Anatolís ta méri mia forá kai éna kairó,
Declension[edit]
declension of κεμέρι