Κρούω χέρ’

Kroyo cher’

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 GREEKΔίνω ένα χέρι

IN ENGLISHGive practical help

ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Κρούω χέρ’

Hit, or lay, a hand Lend a hand in a practical way.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEPontic; specific locality unrecorded
SOURCE 1Ποντιακή Εστία (1961), year 12, May–June, issues 5–6, p. 189, as transcribed in Pontos News (20 Sept 2023); p. 189, hand expressions 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.
CHECKING NOTEReprint consulted; the 1961 original journal page was not examined; Also similar form in Melanofrydis 1954; not independent verification of specific form

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