τζουρτάν

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian ջորդան (ǰordan).

Noun

τζουρτάν (tzourtán)

  1. drainpipe

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ջուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 136a
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 215