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 (plural porselen-porselen)

1. (colloquial) porcelain and its products.

   Synonym: tembikar

Alternative forms

• porselin (standard Malay)

Derived terms

• perporselenan

 

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)

1. porcelain or china

Derived terms

• porselensjord

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

porselen n (definite singular porselenet)

1. porcelain or china

Derived terms

• porselensjord

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پورسلان, from French porcelaine.

Noun

porselen (definite accusative porseleni, plural porselenler)

1. porcelain

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “پورسلان”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 326
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “porselen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük