baklava

See also: baklavá and baklavą

English

baklava

Alternative forms

• bocklava, boclava (obsolete)
• baclava, baklawa, baklawah, paklava

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):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːvə

Noun

baklava (countable and uncountable, plural baklavas or baklavalar)

1. A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]
   • 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

• baklava-like

 

Translations

sweet pastry

• Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can
• Albanian: bakllava (sq)
• Arabic: بَقْلَاوَة f (baqlāwa)

  Hijazi Arabic: بقلاوة f (biglāwa)

• Armenian: փախլավա (hy) (pʻaxlava)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܲܩܠܵܘܵܐ f (baqlāwā)
• Azerbaijani: paxlava

  Cyrillic: пахлава

• Belarusian: пахлава́ f (paxlavá)
• Bengali: বাক্‌লাভা (bak‌labha)
• Bulgarian: баклава́ f (baklavá)
• Catalan: baclaua
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 果仁蜜餅 / 果仁蜜饼 (guǒrénmìbǐng), 蜜糖果仁千層酥 / 蜜糖果仁千层酥 (mìtáng guǒrén qiāncéngsū), 巴拉瓦餅 / 巴拉瓦饼 (bālāwǎ bǐng), 巴卡拉瓦 (bākǎlāwǎ)

• Czech: baklava f
• Danish: baklava
• Dutch: baklava (nl) m
• Esperanto: baklavo, paĥlavo
• Finnish: baklava (fi)
• French: baklava (fr)
• Galician: baclava (gl)
• Georgian: ფახლავა (paxlava)
• German: Baklava (de) n or f
• Greek: μπακλαβάς (el) m (baklavás)
• Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
• Hebrew: בַּקְלָוָה (he) (baklavá)
• Hindi: बक़लावा m (baqlāvā), बकलावा m (baklāvā)
• Hungarian: baklava (hu)
• Ido: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: baklava
• Italian: baklava
• Japanese: バクラヴァ (bakurava)
• Javanese: please add this translation if you can
• Kazakh: баклава (baklava)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 바클라바 (bakeullaba)
• Krymchak: бакълава
• Kyrgyz: баклава (ky) (baklava)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Laz: ბაქლავა (baklava)
• Macedonian: баклава (mk) f (baklava)
• Malay: baklava
• Malayalam: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian: баклава (baklava)
• Norwegian: baklava
• Ottoman Turkish: باقلوا (baklava)
• Persian: باقلوا (fa) (bâqlavâ)
• Polish: baklawa (pl) f, baklava (pl) f
• Portuguese: baclava (pt) f
• Romanian: baclava (ro)
• Russian: пахлава́ (ru) f (paxlavá), баклава́ (ru) f (baklavá) (rare)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: баклава f

  Roman: baklava (sh) f

• Slovak: baklava f
• Slovene: baklava f
• Somali: baklawah
• Spanish: baclava f
• Swedish: baklava (sv) c
• Tajik: бағлоба (baġloba), бақлава (baqlava)
• Tatar: пәхләвә (tt) (päxläwä)
• Telugu: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: บาคลาวา (bàak-laa-waa)
• Turkish: baklava (tr)
• Ukrainian: пахлава́ f (paxlavá), баклава́ f (baklavá)
• Urdu: بقلاوہ
• Uyghur: باكلاۋا (baklawa), باقلاۋا (baqlawa)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
• Yiddish: באַקלאַוואַ f (baklava)

Further reading

• baklava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑkˈlaː.vaː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

Noun

baklava m (plural baklava's)

1. baklava

Further reading

• baklava on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Turkish baklava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑklɑʋɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝klɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑklɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): bak‧la‧va

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

• “baklava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish baklava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.kla.va/

• Audio:

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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

• baklava in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• baklava in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Turkish

Alternative forms

• baklavu, baklavı, paklavı, baklağı, paklağu, paklava, paḫlava, pahlava, paklo (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baklaʋa/

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

• baklavalı

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