köken: Borrowed from Low German Fluse, from Middle Low German vlūs (“sheepskin”) or a derivative thereof, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *fleus (“fleece”). The same word from an earlier borrowing is Flause (“illusion”), making these doublets along with Flausch.
aile: Flusengitter, Flusensieb
Mein Hemd ist voller Flusen, seitdem du es gewaschen hast.
lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen) · lint (fuzzy fluff that accumulates in pockets, navels, etc.) · fine hair found on plants and fruits, such as peach velvet
çekim: çoğul cotões
eş: felpa
köken: Borrowed from French coton (“cotton”), from Old French coton. Doublet of algodão.
köken: From Proto-Germanic *fnukaz, cognate with Swedish fnåk, Swedish fnugg, Swedish fnagg, Norwegian fnokk, and Icelandic fnykur. The ultimate origin is obscure, but perhaps an expressive or imitative formation. Compare also English fluff.
köken: Unknown: from Old Galician-Portuguese froxel (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Catalan fluixel, ultimately from Latin fluxus.