katun

English

Etymology

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Noun

katun (plural katuns)

1. A medieval self-governing community in the Balkans, associated with cattle farming.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch katoen (“cotton”), from Middle Dutch catoen, from older cotoen, from Old French coton, from Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatun/
• Hyphenation: ka‧tun

Noun

katun (first-person possessive katunku, second-person possessive katunmu, third-person possessive katunnya)

1. (textiles) cotton, the textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant.

Usage notes

In Indonesia, cotton in sense of fabric called katun, while cotton in sense of plant and fiber called kapas.

Alternative forms

• katoen (superseded spelling)

Further reading

• “katun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.