παρά

para

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 GREEKχρήματα

IN ENGLISHmoney

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITTurkish para

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Η παρά την παράν (γαζανεύ').

Money makes more money (proverb collected from the source).

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEOf-area refugee texts and wider Pontic collection
SOURCE 1A. Revithiadou and V. Spyropoulos (research group) (2009), Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου, pp. 83–85 open
SOURCE 2Lingua Pontica; multiple historical collectors (online, accessed 2026), Lexicon entry παρά, ID 12747, entry ID 12747, money + Turkish origin 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.
SAME MEANINGΠαράδας

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