satijn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch satijn, from Middle French satin, ultimately from Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn) (perhaps via Old Spanish), the Arabic name for the Chinese city of Quanzhou.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saːˈtɛi̯n/
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Hyphenation: sa‧tijn
Rhymes: -ɛi̯n

Noun

satijn n (uncountable)

satin
Synonym: glanszijde

Derived terms

satijnen

Descendants

Afrikaans: satyn
Negerhollands: satien
→ Papiamentu: satijn (dated)
→ West Frisian: satyn

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