טורקיז

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Hebrew

Noun

טוּרְקִיז (turkízm

  1. (countable) turquoise (a sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone)
  2. (countable and uncountable) turquoise (a pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone)

References

  • טורקיז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German turkoys, from Middle French turquoise.

Pronunciation

Adjective

טורקיז (turkiz)

  1. A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
    טורקיז:  

Declension

See also

Colors in Yiddish · קאָלירן (kolirn) (layout · text)
     ווײַס (vays)      גרוי (groy)      שוואַרץ (shvarts)
             רויט (royt); פּאָמסן (pomsn)              אָראַנזש (oranzh); ברוין (broyn)              געל (gel); קרעם (krem)
             לײַם (laym)              גרין (grin)             
             ציאַן (tsyan); טורקיז (turkiz)              לאַזורקע (lazurke)              בלוי (bloy)
             וויאָלעט (vyolet); אינדעך (indekh)              מאַדזשענטאַ (madzhenta); פּורפּור (purpur)              ראָזע (roze)