Κεμεντζέ

Kemenche

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 GREEKΠοντιακή λύρα

IN ENGLISHThree stringed Pontic lyra with a bottle shaped body

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITTurkish kemençe, ultimately Persian

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEAll Pontic; Rostov
SOURCE 1Dawkins (1937), The Pontic Dialect of Modern Greek in Asia Minor and Russia open
SOURCE 2PontosWorld Pontic/Romeyka Dictionary (2026) open
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.

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