balıklava

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish بالقلوا (balıklava) from older Ottoman Turkish بالقلاغی (balıklağı), derived from بالق (balık, “fish”). While various explanations have been proposed for the morphology, it remains uncertain. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ba‧lık‧la‧va === Noun === balıklava (definite accusative balıklavayı, plural balıklavalar) good fishing ground ==== Declension ==== === References === “balıklava”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Redhouse, James W. (1890), “بالقلاغه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 335