porselen
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
porsêlèn (first-person possessive porselenku, second-person possessive porselenmu, third-person possessive porselennya)
- (colloquial) porcelain and its products.
- Synonym: tembikar
Alternative formsEdit
- porselin (standard Malay)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “porselen” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
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TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish پورسلان, from French porcelaine.
NounEdit
porselen (definite accusative porseleni, plural porselenler)
ReferencesEdit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “پورسلان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 326
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “porselen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük