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NOUN · KINSHIP AND FAMILY

καλομάνα

kalomana

TWO INDEPENDENT SOURCES

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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 GREEKγιαγιά
IN ENGLISHgrandmother
ORIGINNot established by the source

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACEHistorical Pontic Christian varieties; distinct from Ofite μαμμή
  2. SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors (2026), Pontic Greek/Roméika Dictionary, p. 13 open
  3. SOURCE 2Peter Mackridge (1999), Η ελληνοφωνία στην περιοχή του Όφη (Πόντος), indexed excerpt: contrast with Ofite μαμμή open
  4. COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
  5. PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
  6. SAME MEANINGμαμμή · καμμάνα · Καλομάνα

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