kadayıf
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish قطائف (ḳaṭaʿif, ḳaṭāyıf, “shaggy carpets, shaggy plushes with uncut loops, velvets, various kinds of sweet pastry and the material of which they are made”) (alternative form; قطایف (ḳadāyıf)),[1] from Arabic قَطَايِف (qaṭāyif), the plural of قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa).[2] Doublet of kadife.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkadayıf (definite accusative kadayıfı, plural kadayıflar)
- Various kinds of pastry desserts such as kanafeh, typically drenched in hot syrup.
- The material such desserts are made of, which is made by pouring a thin batter through a perforated utensil onto a hot pan, cooked briefly to form thin filaments.
Declension
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Greek: κανταΐφι (kantaḯfi)
References
edit- “kadayıf”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قطائف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1460
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kadayıf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- kadayıf on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia tr