پلاتین

See also: بلاتين

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • پلاتینه (platina)

Etymology

Borrowed from French platine (platinum), itself from Spanish platina, a diminutive of plata (silver).

Noun

پلاتین • (platin)

  1. platinum, a malleable and highly unreactive metal of silverish-white color

Descendants

  • Turkish: platin

Further reading

Persian

Dari پلاتین
Iranian Persian
Tajik платина

Alternative forms

  • پلاطین (pilātīn / pelâtin)

Etymology

Borrowed from French platine, from Spanish platina.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [pʰɪ.lɑː.t̪ʰiːn]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [pʰɪ.lɑː.t̪ʰiːn]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [pʰi.lɔː.t̪ʰin]

Readings
Dari reading? pilātīn
Iranian reading? pelâtin

Noun

پلاتین • (pilātīn / pelâtin)

  1. platinum