altın

Meaning

gold

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑɫ.tɯn/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آلتون (altın, altun, “gold”), from Proto-Turkic *altun (“gold”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣 (l¹t¹un¹ /⁠altun⁠/, “gold”), Karakhanid اَلْتوُنْ (altūn, “gold”).

Sentences

Hatta birkaç akşam evvel birisi altın saatini atmıştı.

In fact, a few evenings ago, someone threw away his gold watch.

Melek yavaşça elindeki çantayı açtı, içinden dört beş altın bilezikle bir çift küpe aldı .

The angel slowly opened the bag in his hand and took four or five gold bracelets and a pair of earrings.

Daha sonra Utah'tan Kaliforniya'ya kadar birçok altın arayan gruba rehberlik yapmıştır.

He then guided many gold prospecting groups from Utah to California.