γκέλα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], whence Turkish gele (“dice roll that makes a player skip a turn in backgammon”), ultimately akin to gelmek (“to come”).

Noun

γκέλα • (gkéla) f needs inflection

1. bounce

   Synonym: γκελ (gkel)

2. (backgammon) dice roll that makes a player skip a turn
3. (originally backgammon) failure

   Synonym: αποτυχία (apotychía)

Related terms

• γκελ (gkel)

Descendants

• →⇒? Albanian: kacagjelë

References

• “γκέλα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998