# baklava
## English
### 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: /ˈbæk.lə.və/, /ˈbɑk.lə.və/, /bəˈklɑː.və/, /ˈbɑk.ləˌvɑː/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːvə

### Noun

baklava (countable and uncountable, plural baklavas or baklavalar)
* 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

#### Further reading

* baklava on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɑkˈlaː.vaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

### Noun

baklava m (plural baklava's)
* baklava

### Further reading

* baklava on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Turkish baklava.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑklɑʋɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝klɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑklɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

### Noun

baklava
* baklava

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: /ba.kla.va/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

baklava m (plural baklavas)
* baklava

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish baklava, from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈkla.va/
* Rhymes: -ava
* Syllabification: ba‧kla‧va

### Noun

baklava f
* Alternative spelling of baklawa

#### Declension
### Further reading

* baklava in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بقلوا (baklava).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baklǎʋa/
* Hyphenation: bak‧la‧va

### Noun

baklàva f (Cyrillic spelling бакла̀ва)
* baklava

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باقلوا (baklava).

### Noun

baklava c
* baklava

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | baklava | baklavas |
| singular | definite | baklavan | baklavans |
| plural | indefinite | baklavor | baklavors |
| plural | 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: /baklaʋa/

### Noun

baklava (definite accusative baklavayı, plural baklavalar)
* baklava

#### 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