lokum

lokum

Danish

Etymology

From Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place, spot, location”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔkɔm/, [ˈlɔkʰɔm]

Noun

lokum n (singular definite lokummet, plural indefinite lokummer)

1. bog (coarse slang: a toilet)
2. privy (an outdoor toilet; latrine)

Inflection

Declension of lokum

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lokum	lokummet	lokummer	lokummerne
genitive	lokums	lokummets	lokummers	lokummernes

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Finnish

Etymology

< Turkish lokum (“Turkish delight”)

Noun

lokum

1. Turkish delight (traditional sweet)

Usage notes

• Also known as Turkish delight.

Declension

Inflection of lokum (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		lokum	lokumit
genitive		lokumin	lokumien lokumeiden lokumeitten
partitive		lokumia	lokumeita lokumeja
illative		lokumiin	lokumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lokum	lokumit
accusative	nom.	lokum	lokumit
	gen.	lokumin
genitive		lokumin	lokumien lokumeiden lokumeitten
partitive		lokumia	lokumeita lokumeja
inessive		lokumissa	lokumeissa
elative		lokumista	lokumeista
illative		lokumiin	lokumeihin
adessive		lokumilla	lokumeilla
ablative		lokumilta	lokumeilta
allative		lokumille	lokumeille
essive		lokumina	lokumeina
translative		lokumiksi	lokumeiksi
instructive		—	lokumein
abessive		lokumitta	lokumeitta
comitative		—	lokumeineen

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish, from Persian, from Arabic رَاحَة اَلْحُلْقُوم‎ (rāḥa(t) al-ḥulqūm).

Noun

lokum m (invariable)

1. Turkish delight

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (lokum) (Turkish lokum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǒkum/
• Hyphenation: lo‧kum

Noun

lòkum m (Cyrillic spelling ло̀кум)

1. Turkish delight

References

• “lokum” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Turkish

lokumlar

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian راحت‌الحلقوم‎ (râhat-ol-holqum), from Arabic رَاحَة حُلْقُوم‎ (rāḥa(t) ḥulqūm, “throat comfort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɔkʊm]
• Hyphenation: lo‧kum

Noun

lokum (definite accusative lokumu, plural lokumlar)

1. Turkish delight

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	lokum
Definite accusative	lokumu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lokum	lokumlar
Definite accusative	lokumu	lokumları
Dative	lokuma	lokumlara
Locative	lokumda	lokumlarda
Ablative	lokumdan	lokumlardan
Genitive	lokumun	lokumların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular lokumum lokumlarım 2nd singular lokumun lokumların 3rd singular lokumu lokumları 1st plural lokumumuz lokumlarımız 2nd plural lokumunuz lokumlarınız 3rd plural lokumları lokumları
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular lokumum lokumlarım 2nd singular lokumsun lokumlarsın 3rd singular lokum lokumdur lokumlar lokumlardır 1st plural lokumuz lokumlarız 2nd plural lokumsunuz lokumlarsınız 3rd plural lokumlar lokumlardır

Derived terms

• lokum gibi
• dinamit lokumu
• şeker-lokum
• kapçıklı lokum

Descendants

• English: locoum
• Bulgarian: локум (lokúm)
• French: loukoum, lokoum
• German: Lokum
• Greek: λουκούμι (loukoúmi)
• Russian: лукум (lukúm)