κερέρ

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian քարայր (kʻarayr).

Noun

κερέρ (kerér)

1. cave, cavern, grotto

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 88