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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 高陵 (gāolíng, “high hill”), in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, the location this clay was first found.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaolín m inan
- kaolin (fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.)
Declension
Declension of kaolín (hard masculine inanimate)
See also
Further reading
- “kaolín”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “kaolín”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989