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keten.

flax, a plant of the species Linum usitatissimum, cultivated as a food and fiber crop

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ceˈten/
  1. flax, a plant of the species Linum usitatissimum, cultivated as a food and fiber crop

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتان (kettan, ketan), from Arabic كَتَّان (kattān, “flax; linen”), from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, “flax; linen”).

adj/ceˈten/
  1. linen, made from linen cloth or thread

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتان (kettan, ketan), from Arabic كَتَّان (kattān, “flax; linen”), from Classical Syriac ܟܶܬܳܢܳܐ (kettānā, “flax; linen”).

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