βρακί

Greek

Inherited from Byzantine Greek βρακί (brakí) < βρακίν,^[1]^[2] from Koine Greek βράκιον (brákion), a diminutive noun with ending -ιον (-ion) to a plural noun βράκες (brákes) or βράκαι (brákai)^[3] from which, see the modern βράκα m (vráka, “traditional wide trousers, vraka”).

βρακί • (vrakí) n (plural βρακιά)

briefs, panties, knickers (female underclothing), underpants (male underclothing)
Synonyms: σώβρακο (sóvrako), σλιπάκι (slipáki), also the plural βρακιά (vrakiá) (for both sexes) / for women only: κιλότα f (kilóta)
(ironic)
Τα 'κανε στα βρακιά του
Ta 'kane sta vrakiá tou
S/He shitted in his underpants. [was scared to death]
(obsolete sense for traditional old clothing) a medieval term similar to vraka, traditional breeches, trousers (chiefly male clothing)

βρακάκι n (vrakáki) (diminutive)
δεν έχει βρακί να φορέσει (den échei vrakí na forései, “has no underpants to wear -is too poor-”)
κατεβάζω τα βρακιά (katevázo ta vrakiá, “I drop down the underpants literally: I am a coward, I am yielding”) ^[4]
την (tin) παντρεύτηκε (pantréftike) "he married her" με το βρακί της (me to vrakí tis, “with her underwear -there was no dowry, she is penniless-”)
τα μεταξωτά βρακιά θέλουν επιδέξιους κώλους (ta metaxotá vrakiá théloun epidéxious kólous) (proverb)

^ βρακί, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ βρακίν - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
^ “βράκιον”, “βράκες”, “βράκαι”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
^ βρακί - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.