κουτάλι

From Byzantine Greek κουτάλιν (koutálin), from Koine Greek κουτάλιον (koutálion) and κωτάλιον (kōtálion), diminutives of Koine Greek κώταλις (kṓtalis, “ladle, stirrer”), of unclear origin.^[1] Cognate with Pontic Greek κουτάλιν (koutálin), κουτάλι (koutáli), κουτάλ’ (koutál’).

Compare Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē); Old Georgian კუტალი (ḳuṭali), კუტალაჲ (ḳuṭalay), Chechen кӏудал (kʼudal), Ingush кӏудал (kʼudal), Bats კუტალ (ḳuṭal); Armenian գդալ (gdal), կոտալ (kotal); Turkish gedal / gıdal / gidal / gödel / güdel / güdül / kıtal / kotalı / kutal / kutalı; Serbo-Croatian kȕtao, Bulgarian кутел (kutel).

κουτάλι • (koutáli) n (plural κουτάλια)

1. (cutlery) spoon
2. (figuratively) spoon (metal lure for fishing)

• κουτάλα f (koutála, “ladle”)
• κουταλάκι n (koutaláki, “tea spoon”)
• κουταλιά f (koutaliá, “spoonful”)
• γλυκό του κουταλιού n (glykó tou koutalioú, “spoon sweet”)
• κοφτό κουτάλι (koftó koutáli, “level spoonful”)

• see: Greek phrasebook

• κουτάλι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el