porselen

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

  • IPA(key): [pɔrsəˈlɛn]
  • Hyphenation: por‧sê‧lèn

Noun

porsêlèn (first-person possessive porselenku, second-person possessive porselenmu, third-person possessive porselennya)

  1. (colloquial) porcelain and its products.
    Synonym: tembikar

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • perporselenan

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

porselen n (definite singular porselenet)

  1. porcelain or china

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

porselen n (definite singular porselenet)

  1. porcelain or china

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پورسلان‎, from French porcelaine.

Noun

porselen (definite accusative porseleni, plural porselenler)

  1. porcelain

References

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