Ντο χαλ ερθεν σο κιφαλς;

nto chal erthen so kifals;

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 GREEKτι έπαθες;

IN ENGLISHwhat happened to you?

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITCalque of Turkish başa gelmek

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ντο χαλ ερθεν σο κιφαλς;

What trouble came upon your head? Asks what has gone wrong for someone; the source itself gives this as the idiomatic sense.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACERostov Pontic, translated Soviet-era text
SOURCE 1R. M. Dawkins (1937), The Pontic Dialect of Modern Greek in Asia Minor and Russia, p. 45, calque on Turkish idiom 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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