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) n (plural λουκούμια)

1. Turkish delight, locoum

Declension

Declension of λουκούμι

	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