katran

katran

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطران (katran), from Arabic قَطْرَان (qaṭrān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎtran/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tran

Noun

kàtran m inan (Cyrillic spelling ка̀тран)

  1. (uncountable) tar

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قطران (katran, tar; asphalt), from Arabic قَطْرَان (qaṭrān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /katˈɾan/
  • Hyphenation: kat‧ran
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Noun

katran (definite accusative katranı, uncountable)

  1. tar, a black, oily substance derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal

Declension

Declension of katran
singular plural
nominative katran
definite accusative katranı
dative katrana
locative katranda
ablative katrandan
genitive katranın

Derived terms

idiomatic uses of "katran"
  • katrandan olmaz şeker, olsa da cinsine çeker
  • katranı kaynatsan olur mu şeker?

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