porselen
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Indonesian
Etymology
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
Noun
porsêlèn (plural porselen-porselen)
- (colloquial) porcelain and its products.
- Synonym: tembikar
Alternative forms
- porselin (standard Malay)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “porselen” 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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
porselen n (definite singular porselenet)
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پورسلان, from French porcelaine.
Noun
porselen (definite accusative porseleni, plural porselenler)
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پورسلان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 326
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “porselen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük