salin

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See also: sälin and šalin

English

Noun

salin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A salt reddish substance obtained from vegetable ashes during potash manufacture.

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Catalan

Verb

salin

  1. inflection of salar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧lin

Noun

salin

  1. leftovers

Finnish

Noun

salin

  1. genitive singular of sali

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

salin (feminine saline, masculine plural salins, feminine plural salines)

  1. saline
  2. (relational) salt

Derived terms

Noun

salin m (plural salins)

  1. salt evaporation pond

Further reading

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: sa‧lin

Verb

salin

  1. to pour

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay salin, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

Pronunciation

Verb

salin (uncountable)

  1. to change, to replace.
    Synonyms: ganti, tukar

Noun

salin (uncountable)

  1. (obstetrics) birth, delivery.
  2. spent fish (exhausted as a result of having deposit (eggs)).
  3. (dialect) prepare ceremonial equipment for harvesting rice equipped with offerings.

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Further reading

Interlingua

Adjective

salin (comparative plus salin, superlative le plus salin)

  1. saline (containing salt(s))

Javanese

Romanization

salin

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦭꦶꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

Pronunciation

Verb

salin (Jawi spelling سالين)

  1. To change, to replace.
    Synonyms: ganti, tukar
  2. To transfer or move something.
    Synonym: pindahkan
  3. To copy (a text, etc.).
    Synonym: tiru
  4. To translate.
    Synonym: terjemah

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: salin

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

Pronunciation

Noun

salin

  1. change, replacement

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • "salin" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French salin.

Adjective

salin m or n (feminine singular salină, masculine plural salini, feminine and neuter plural saline)

  1. saline

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite salin salină salini saline
definite salinul salina salinii salinele
genitive-
dative
indefinite salin saline salini saline
definite salinului salinei salinilor salinelor

Tagalog

Etymology

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salin.

Pronunciation

Noun

salin (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. pouring from one container to another
    Synonyms: liwat, pagliliwat
  2. translation (from one language to another)
    Synonyms: traduksiyon, pagsasalin, translasyon
  3. copy; copying
    Synonyms: kopya, sipi, pagkopya, pagsipi
  4. endorsement from one office to another (of a document, circular, communication, etc.)
    Synonyms: endoso, paglilipat
  5. turning over of an office or position to the successor
  6. blood transfusion

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Noun

salín

  1. leftover; leftover food
  2. excess; surplus

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