- Part of speech
- Noun
- Category
- Health
- Supplied dialect / region
- Unknown / not supplied
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Low means a tentative hypothesis. These are editorial confidence ratings, not probabilities. Region describes usage, not etymology; it does not establish an origin.
- Suggested etymology
- Unknown / not supplied
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Low means a tentative hypothesis. These are editorial confidence ratings, not probabilities. A suggested or theoretical origin is not an established origin. The rating alone does not establish certainty.
Cypriot dictionary entry
Banukla
Plague (proposed meaning; the specific sense “bubonic plague” needs verification)
English
Plague (proposed meaning; the specific sense “bubonic plague” needs verification)
Turkish
Veba (önerilen anlam; hıyarcıklı veba karşılığı doğrulanmalı)
Greek
Πανώλη / πανούκλα (προτεινόμενη σημασία· η ειδική έννοια «βουβωνική πανώλη» χρειάζεται επαλήθευση)
Etymology theory
Theory · Hypothesis — needs review
A possible connection to Greek πανούκλα is suggested by the form and proposed meaning. The borrowing history has not been established.
This is a tentative interpretation, not an established origin. It remains pending editorial review.
Editorial notes
- The noun is not itself a curse. “Banukla çıkarasın” is a separate expression.
- Greek πανούκλα means plague. This supports the proposed interpretation, but does not independently verify the Cypriot Turkish form or restrict it to bubonic plague.
References
- Greek πανώλη / πανούκλα: plagueSupports the Greek meaning only; not a source for the Cypriot Turkish form.
- Cambridge English–Turkish: plague = vebaTranslation corroboration only; not a dialect attestation.
A Greek-language source may corroborate a Greek form; that alone is not verification of Cypriot usage, pronunciation, or history.
Review flags
- Cypriot Turkish noun meaning needs an independent dialect source.
- Specific bubonic-plague sense remains unverified.
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