Cypriot dictionary entry
κουρβανάς (kurvanas)
simple, uneducated person
🇬🇧 English
simple, uneducated person
🇹🇷 Turkish
korvanas (güvenli kasa, Yunanca kökenli)
🇬🇷 Greek
κουρβανάς
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About the word "κουρβανάς (kurvanas)"
The Cypriot word "κουρβανάς (kurvanas)" translates to "simple, uneducated person" in English, and to "korvanas (güvenli kasa, Yunanca kökenli)" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "κουρβανάς". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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