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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
KINSHIP AND FAMILY
Χαλά
Khala
ONE SOURCE
This shows how far the word has been checked, not how often it is used today.
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 GREEKΘεία
IN ENGLISHAunt on the mother's side (as the source glosses it)
ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITTurkish hala
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
PLACEOf area, village not specified
SOURCE 1Mackridge (2023), unpublished vocabulary from Sarachos, Lexikographikon Deltion 27/28open
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.