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Εξεράθες απαν σο ποδάρ

Exerathes apan so podar

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKΈγινες πετσί και κόκαλο
IN ENGLISHYou have become extraordinarily thin
ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Εξεράθες απαν σο ποδάρ

You have dried out standing on your feet You have got terribly thin.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACECommunity; locality unidentified
  2. SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors, «Παροιμίες #3» (community collection; accessed 2026); Παροιμίες #3, weight idiom open
  3. COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
  4. PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
  5. CHECKING NOTECommunity contribution; regional attribution often absent; Source supplies idiomatic sense

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