πούλι

See also: πουλί

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پول (pul), possibly from Persian پول (pul), itself possibly from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós). The semantic sense of a stamp or game piece in backgammon or checkers is an Ottoman innovation possibly deriving from the originally borrowed meaning of a (small) coin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpuli/
  • Hyphenation: πού‧λι

Noun

πούλι • (poúli) n

  1. checker (playing piece)

Declension
declension of πούλι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative πούλι • πούλια •
genitive — —
accusative πούλι • πούλια •
vocative πούλι • πούλια •
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