λουκούμι

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish لوقوم (lokum), from Arabic رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم (rāḥa(t) al-ḥulqūm, “throat comfort”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luˈkumi/
Hyphenation: λου‧κού‧μι

Noun

λουκούμι • (loukoúmi) m (plural λουκούμια)

Turkish delight, locoum

Declension

declension of λουκούμι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	λουκούμι •	λουκούμια •
genitive	λουκουμιού •	λουκουμιών •
accusative	λουκούμι •	λουκούμια •
vocative	λουκούμι •	λουκούμια •

Derived terms

λουκουμάκι n (loukoumáki) (diminutive)

Descendants

→ English: loukoumi
→ Italian: lucumi

See also

λουκουμάς m (loukoumás, “doughnut”)

Further reading

λουκούμι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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