hellim

Turkish

Etymology

Derived from Greek χαλλούμιν (challoúmin), from Egyptian Arabic حلوم (ḥalūm) or North Levantine Arabic حلوم, from Arabic حلم (ḥilm).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hel‧lim

Noun

hellim (definite accusative hellimi, plural hellimler)

  1. halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk)

References

  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hellim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Kabataş, Orhan (2009), “hellim”, in Kıbrıs Türkçesinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of Cypriot Turkish] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Nicosia: Işık Kitabevi, →ISBN, page 323
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