baklava

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See also: baklavá and baklavą

English

baklava

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava) (see for more); possibly from Middle Mongol ᠪᠠᠭᠯᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ (baɣlag-a, “bundle, package”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæk.lə.və/, /ˈbɑk.lə.və/, /bəˈklɑː.və/, /ˈbɑk.ləˌvɑː/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Noun

baklava (countable and uncountable, plural baklavas)

  1. A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry.
    • 2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 56:
      It meant lifting tea towels off trays in her Muslim neighbours’ kitchens to help herself to sticky triangles of baklava, half lemon slices pressed into the syrupy pastry filled with walnuts and raisins.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baklava. First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑkˈlaː.vaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

Noun

baklava m (plural baklava's)

  1. baklava

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Turkish baklava.

Pronunciation

Noun

baklava

  1. baklava

Declension

Inflection of baklava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative baklava baklavat
genitive baklavan baklavien
partitive baklavaa baklavia
illative baklavaan baklaviin
singular plural
nominative baklava baklavat
accusative nom. baklava baklavat
gen. baklavan
genitive baklavan baklavien
baklavain rare
partitive baklavaa baklavia
inessive baklavassa baklavissa
elative baklavasta baklavista
illative baklavaan baklaviin
adessive baklavalla baklavilla
ablative baklavalta baklavilta
allative baklavalle baklaville
essive baklavana baklavina
translative baklavaksi baklaviksi
abessive baklavatta baklavitta
instructive — baklavin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of baklava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baklavani baklavani
accusative nom. baklavani baklavani
gen. baklavani
genitive baklavani baklavieni
baklavaini rare
partitive baklavaani baklaviani
inessive baklavassani baklavissani
elative baklavastani baklavistani
illative baklavaani baklaviini
adessive baklavallani baklavillani
ablative baklavaltani baklaviltani
allative baklavalleni baklavilleni
essive baklavanani baklavinani
translative baklavakseni baklavikseni
abessive baklavattani baklavittani
instructive — —
comitative — baklavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baklavasi baklavasi
accusative nom. baklavasi baklavasi
gen. baklavasi
genitive baklavasi baklaviesi
baklavaisi rare
partitive baklavaasi baklaviasi
inessive baklavassasi baklavissasi
elative baklavastasi baklavistasi
illative baklavaasi baklaviisi
adessive baklavallasi baklavillasi
ablative baklavaltasi baklaviltasi
allative baklavallesi baklavillesi
essive baklavanasi baklavinasi
translative baklavaksesi baklaviksesi
abessive baklavattasi baklavittasi
instructive — —
comitative — baklavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baklavamme baklavamme
accusative nom. baklavamme baklavamme
gen. baklavamme
genitive baklavamme baklaviemme
baklavaimme rare
partitive baklavaamme baklaviamme
inessive baklavassamme baklavissamme
elative baklavastamme baklavistamme
illative baklavaamme baklaviimme
adessive baklavallamme baklavillamme
ablative baklavaltamme baklaviltamme
allative baklavallemme baklavillemme
essive baklavanamme baklavinamme
translative baklavaksemme baklaviksemme
abessive baklavattamme baklavittamme
instructive — —
comitative — baklavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baklavanne baklavanne
accusative nom. baklavanne baklavanne
gen. baklavanne
genitive baklavanne baklavienne
baklavainne rare
partitive baklavaanne baklavianne
inessive baklavassanne baklavissanne
elative baklavastanne baklavistanne
illative baklavaanne baklaviinne
adessive baklavallanne baklavillanne
ablative baklavaltanne baklaviltanne
allative baklavallenne baklavillenne
essive baklavananne baklavinanne
translative baklavaksenne baklaviksenne
abessive baklavattanne baklavittanne
instructive — —
comitative — baklavinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative baklavansa baklavansa
accusative nom. baklavansa baklavansa
gen. baklavansa
genitive baklavansa baklaviensa
baklavainsa rare
partitive baklavaansa baklaviaan
baklaviansa
inessive baklavassaan
baklavassansa 		baklavissaan
baklavissansa
elative baklavastaan
baklavastansa 		baklavistaan
baklavistansa
illative baklavaansa baklaviinsa
adessive baklavallaan
baklavallansa 		baklavillaan
baklavillansa
ablative baklavaltaan
baklavaltansa 		baklaviltaan
baklaviltansa
allative baklavalleen
baklavallensa 		baklavilleen
baklavillensa
essive baklavanaan
baklavanansa 		baklavinaan
baklavinansa
translative baklavakseen
baklavaksensa 		baklavikseen
baklaviksensa
abessive baklavattaan
baklavattansa 		baklavittaan
baklavittansa
instructive — —
comitative — baklavineen
baklavinensa

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baklava.

Pronunciation

Noun

baklava m (plural baklavas)

  1. baklava

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈkla.va/
  • Rhymes: -ava
  • Syllabification: ba‧kla‧va

Noun

baklava f

  1. Alternative spelling of baklawa

Declension

Declension of baklava
singular plural
nominative baklava baklavy
genitive baklavy baklav
dative baklavie baklavom
accusative baklavę baklav
instrumental baklavą baklavami
locative baklavie baklavach
vocative baklavo baklavy

Further reading

  • baklava in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بقلوا (baklava).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baklǎʋa/
  • Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

Noun

baklàva f (Cyrillic spelling бакла̀ва)

  1. baklava

Declension

Declension of baklava
singular plural
nominative baklàva bakláve
genitive baklave baklava
dative baklavi baklavama
accusative baklavu baklave
vocative baklavo baklave
locative baklavi baklavama
instrumental baklavom baklavama

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

Noun

baklava c

  1. baklava

Declension

Declension of baklava
nominative genitive
singular indefinite baklava baklavas
definite baklavan baklavans
plural indefinite baklavor baklavors
definite baklavorna baklavornas

References

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

Pronunciation

Noun

baklava (definite accusative baklavayı, plural baklavalar)

  1. baklava

Declension

Inflection
Nominative baklava
Definite accusative baklavayı
Singular Plural
Nominative baklava baklavalar
Definite accusative baklavayı baklavaları
Dative baklavaya baklavalara
Locative baklavada baklavalarda
Ablative baklavadan baklavalardan
Genitive baklavanın baklavaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavam baklavalarım
2nd singular baklavan baklavaların
3rd singular baklavası baklavaları
1st plural baklavamız baklavalarımız
2nd plural baklavanız baklavalarınız
3rd plural baklavaları baklavaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavamı baklavalarımı
2nd singular baklavanı baklavalarını
3rd singular baklavasını baklavalarını
1st plural baklavamızı baklavalarımızı
2nd plural baklavanızı baklavalarınızı
3rd plural baklavalarını baklavalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavama baklavalarıma
2nd singular baklavana baklavalarına
3rd singular baklavasına baklavalarına
1st plural baklavamıza baklavalarımıza
2nd plural baklavanıza baklavalarınıza
3rd plural baklavalarına baklavalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavamda baklavalarımda
2nd singular baklavanda baklavalarında
3rd singular baklavasında baklavalarında
1st plural baklavamızda baklavalarımızda
2nd plural baklavanızda baklavalarınızda
3rd plural baklavalarında baklavalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavamdan baklavalarımdan
2nd singular baklavandan baklavalarından
3rd singular baklavasından baklavalarından
1st plural baklavamızdan baklavalarımızdan
2nd plural baklavanızdan baklavalarınızdan
3rd plural baklavalarından baklavalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular baklavamın baklavalarımın
2nd singular baklavanın baklavalarının
3rd singular baklavasının baklavalarının
1st plural baklavamızın baklavalarımızın
2nd plural baklavanızın baklavalarınızın
3rd plural baklavalarının baklavalarının

Derived terms

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-06-01) “baklava”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • “paklağu”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume 9, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1977, page 3381a
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