keten

  1. flax (plant)
  2. linen

Frequency

36k
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتان, from Arabic كَتَّان (kattān), from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, “flax; linen”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒃰 (kitûm, “flax”), 𒄀𒆤 (kītum, “mat”), Sumerian 𒃰 (gada, “flax”), 𒄀𒆤 (ᵍⁱkid, “mat”) and Old Armenian կտաւ (ktaw, “flax”).

lepiska

soluk sarı

ketenden yapılmış

كَتَّان

lin cultivé

λινάρι

flachsartig

Gemeiner Lein

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