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Το τσούλ εκρέμσεν σο νερόν

To tsoyl ekremsen so neron

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 GREEKΞεθάρρεψε· αψηφά την ντροπή
IN ENGLISHA traditional rebuke for a girl behaving without socially expected restraint
ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Το τσούλ εκρέμσεν σο νερόν

The cloth fell into the water An old reproach to a girl seen as acting without the restraint expected of her.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

  1. PLACECommunity; locality unidentified
  2. SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors, «Παροιμίες #1» (community collection; accessed 2026); Παροιμίες #1, first proverb open
  3. COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
  4. PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.
  5. CHECKING NOTECommunity contribution; regional attribution often absent; Source explanation reproduces patriarchal moralising; record it, do not endorse it

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