The language interaction between Turkish and Greek is usually examined as one-way. In
current researches, especially in the geography of Anatolia words which were taken from Greek
to Turkish were evaluated. Turkish and Greek language interaction was ignored in Cyprus
geography. It is inevitable that two communities, who survived together over 4 centuries,
influenced each others’ language. This language interaction in Cyprus projected in opposition
to Turkish Language nowadays. Greek was chosen as spoken language and the words were
given in Greek by the increasing influence of Greek in the regions where Turkish population
and power decreased. In this research, Turkish in the Greek Cypriots and quoted words which
entered whereby the Turkish were established and the general characteristics of these words are:
A
acem bilafi : Acem pilavı
acemis, ajamίs: Acemi
ade, aten, haiti, xάde: Haydi
adettin, andeti: Adet
adzabis: Acaba
aγά : Ağa
ağathes: Ağalar
ahamakis, axamάkhis: Ahmakaγiάzi: Ayaz
aγnadίzo: Anlamak
άxdi: Ahit
ahenga: Ahenk
alai, alayin: Alay
alέmin: Alem
ališverίši: Alışveriş
Allah: Allah
Allah kerim: Allah kerim
amάn: Aman
amaneti: Emanet
ambanozi: Abanoz
ambari, ambarin: Ambar
ananάs: Ananas
άnisos: Anason
άpidos: Abit, kul
ardzıhalin: Arzuhâl
arabάs: Araba
argiles: Nargile
arkadaşi: Arkadaş
artira: Artar
asgerin, askerin, aškάris: Asker
asila: Asıl
asila: Asil
astari, fóδra: Astar
avάnda: Avanta
avάndajis: Avantaj
ayaris: Ayar (altın veya gümüş ayarı)
ayıbin, aibin, aίbi: Ayıp
B
babutçis: Ayakkabı tamircisi, pabuççu
babutsi, papύča : Pabuç
bahari: Bahar
bahçes, paksέs : Bahçe
bahşişi, pakšiši: Bahşiş
bakıri: Bakır
bakkalis, mbakalin, pakhάlis: Bakkal
baluk bazarin: Balık pazarı
bardaki: Bardak
barmakliki: Parmaklık
barudi, parύti : Barut
basathes: Paşalar
paşalikkin: Paşalık
basdurmas, pasturmάs: Pastırma
baş üsdüne: Baş üstüne
başin: Baş
başithes: Başlar
baterdi, pathirdi: Patırdı
battalios: Battal
battılova: Battal etmek
bayadigos: Bayat
bayrakdaris: Bayraktar
bayraki, pairάkhis, bayrakkin,
bayirakkin: Bayrak
pairάmi: Bayram
bazarin, pazari, pazάri : Pazar
bazareo, pazarliki : Pazarlık
bekaris, pekhyάris: Bekar
bekarliki: Bekarlık
belas, mbelan, pelάs : Bela
belathes: Belalar
later on i will write more. pls add your words to increas and expend the search.