Odd cypriot words...

Bullika · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:02 am Post subject:

It is extremely common in Luricina for grandmothers to pinch their grandsons >>>> and repeat the words "Bullikamou re!" At this point the boy gets scared and runs away. We had this alot in my childhood. Sometimes random old ladies would pinch me down under and I d get scared and wet myself and everyone would laugh so hard that the roof of the building would move. Sometimes theyd say "We are going to circumcize you..." just to scare me, then theyd say it was a joke.

depurple · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:07 am Post subject:

Boys let me tell you some facts: When I speak Cypriots:
Carcolla (Bed)
Tsiara(Chair)
Batiha(Watermelon)
Stoupa To (Shut up)
In da pou kanmins re Koumbarao (What ya doing Mate)
The Greeks say stop talking Turkish and start talking Greek and I say if you look at the World Book excyclopedia the first known civilized languages was Phoenician and Cypriots and then the Greeks adapted and refine both language to com up with the Greek language: So tell the Greeks to stop talking Cypriots:
Check it out on Page 367 (The World Book Excyclopedia)RE & RA (The Egyptian Gods)

Bullika · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:09 am Post subject:

depurple · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 2:24 am Post subject:

Buillka great idea but I am not a very good computer whiz we should get erolz to do it he is great at things like this:
Make Cypriot Word Data Base:CWDB
And to add to this is:
Kelle (Head)
Rotsa (Stone)
Polymori (Tomato)
Silkla (Bucket)

Bullika · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:17 am Post subject:

depurple · Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 5:05 am Post subject:

If we can form some sort of a Cypriots dialect Database them we can have:
The Word:
The Meaning:
The Origins:
cheers

cypezokyli · Ministerial Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2344

pomylori

nicht polymori. i think thats italian.

from what i ve heard patiha comes from the sound it makes when it brakes: PAT Smile

there exists a Greek Cypriot dictionary btw, where we could solve our problem with stete. but its quite expensive Sad

cypezokyli · Ministerial Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2344

and pouli is bird in greek
we also say :pouli mou

we also use tel - teli

Bullika · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject:

I recently heard the word Gossifo, apparently its a kind of bird, but I like the sound of this word and I want to try to use it more in conversation. Gossifo has a nice ring to it.

depurple · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:56 pm Post subject:

Erolz where is this database?
Here are some more words:
Sicla (Bucket)
Fountana(Tap)
Hiros(Pig)
Pississ (Scrooge)
Pesevengis (Cock hold)
Rialia (Money)
Hisomilo (Apricots)
Brotsa(Fork)

cypezokyli · Ministerial Joined: 20 Dec 2005 Posts: 2344

fountana is also italian

rial is the saudi arabian currency

pesevegis is turkish if i am not mistaken in turkish it means pimp

the rest i should really check

Bullika · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject:

how about Fortigo another fine Cypriot word meaning articulated lorry in Gibrizlija! or road train Aussue (for you depurple)

depurple · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject:

Man have we got a mixture of words or what!

Aietus · Village guest Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 1

Boys let me tell you some facts: When I speak Cypriots:
Carcolla (Bed) Its actually gargolla
Tsiara(Chair) its actually tsaera,tsiara means cigarettes.
Batiha(Watermelon) is derived from arabic batih,meaning watermelon which is a M.eastern fruit in origin
Stoupa To (Shut up) literally means plug it.
In da pou kanmins re Koumbarao (What ya doing Mate) enda pou kamnis re koumpare
Enda habarga,"whats up?,how you doing"
ousou"be quite"
gotchagari "old lady"
batchogero "old cotcha(slang for old man)"
kelair "head" as opposed to greek "kefali"
enda pou lalis "what are you saying"