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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
PROVERB · PROVERBS AND FIXED SAYINGS
Ο σ̑κέπιδας τσουπίζ' και χάται
TWO INDEPENDENT SOURCES
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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 ENGLISHLiterally: the wild bee stings, then dies.
ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITGreek
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
PLACEOf, Sürmene
SOURCE 1Mackridge (2023), unpublished vocabulary from Sarachos, Lexikographikon Deltion 27/28open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.