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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
RELIGION, FESTIVALS AND CUSTOM
Ταβάρα
Tavara
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 GREEKΒραχνάς
IN ENGLISHSpirit that sits on people while they sleep at night
ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITNot stated in source
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
PLACEOf area, village not specified
SOURCE 1Mackridge (2023), unpublished vocabulary from Sarachos, Lexikographikon Deltion 27/28open
SOURCE 2Revithiadou and Spyropoulos (2009), Οφίτικη Ποντιακήopen
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.