γκέλα
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], whence Turkish gele (“dice roll that makes a player skip a turn in backgammon”), ultimately akin to gelmek (“to come”).
Noun[edit]
γκέλα • (gkéla) f needs inflection
- bounce
- Synonym: γκελ (gkel)
- (backgammon) dice roll that makes a player skip a turn
- (originally backgammon) failure
- Synonym: αποτυχία (apotychía)
Related terms[edit]
- γκελ (gkel)
Descendants[edit]
- →⇒? Albanian: kacagjelë
References[edit]
- γκέλα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.