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 (loukoúmi)	λουκούμια (loukoúmia)
genitive	λουκουμιού (loukoumioú)	λουκουμιών (loukoumión)
accusative	λουκούμι (loukoúmi)	λουκούμια (loukoúmia)
vocative	λουκούμι (loukoúmi)	λουκούμια (loukoúmia)

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