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NOUN · THE BODY AND HEALTH

μούστα

mousta

TWO INDEPENDENT SOURCES

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 GREEKγροθιά
IN ENGLISHfist
ORIGINNot established by the source

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACEAjara fieldwork and PontosWorld mixed collection
  2. SOURCE 1Teona Abuladze (2023), Loan Words in Speech of Pontic Greeks in Ajara, abstract: Georgian contacts open
  3. SOURCE 2PontosWorld contributors (2026), Pontic Greek/Roméika Dictionary, p. 16 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. CHECKING NOTEAbuladze mentions Georgian connections; the immediate donor must not be taken as settled.

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