γκιουρουλτί

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گورلدی (gürüldü, gürültü, “loud noise”). See Turkish gürültü for further etymology.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Northern Greece) /ɟuɾulˈti/, (Crete) /dʑuɾulˈti/,

Noun

γκιουρουλτί • (gkiouroultí) n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal, dated) tumult, noise
    Synonyms: σαματάς (samatás), φασαρία (fasaría), πατιρντί (patirntí)
    • 1839, Amvrosios Frantzis, Επιτομή της Ιστορίας της Αναγεννηθείσης Ελλάδος, volume 1, page 142:
      όσα φημίζονται είναι ψεύματα και κινήματα του Αλή Πασσά δια να φέρει γκιουρουλτί (ταραχήν)
      ósa fimízontai eínai psévmata kai kinímata tou Alí Passá dia na férei gkiouroultí (tarachín)
      all that is rumoured are lies and conspiracies by Ali Pasha as to cause tumult (disorder)
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