νήρια

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian նեռ (neṙ).

Noun

νήρια (nḗria)

  1. (in folk songs) Charon or Death; (among women) the other world

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նեռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Glossárion sygkritikón ellinokappadokikón léxeon (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 200
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