porselen
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch porselein (“porcelain”), from Middle French porcelaine, from Old French pourcelaine, from Italian porcellana (“porcelain, originally the name of a conch species”). Cognate to Afrikaans porselein (“porcelain”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
porsêlèn (first-person possessive porselenku, second-person possessive porselenmu, third-person possessive porselennya)
- (colloquial) porcelain and its products.
- Synonym: tembikar
Alternative forms edit
- porselin (standard Malay)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “porselen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish پورسلان, from French porcelaine.
Noun edit
porselen (definite accusative porseleni, plural porselenler)
References edit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “پورسلان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 326
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “porselen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük