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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch karmozijn, from Middle Dutch carmosijn, from Old French cramoisin, from Latin carmesinus, a variant of carminus, from Arabic قرمزي (qirmizi), a derived form of قرمز (qirmiz).
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: kar‧mo‧syn
Adjective
karmosyn (attributive karmosyn or karmosyne, comparative karmosyner, superlative karmosynste)
- crimson (having a crimson colour)
Noun
karmosyn (uncountable)
- crimson (paint or dye)
- crimson (colour)
Verb
karmosyn (present karmosyn, present participle karmosynende, past participle gekarmosyn)
- (intransitive, rare) to crimson (to become crimson-coloured)
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References
- Cloete, A.E., Liebenberg, H.C., Lubbe, H.J., Prinsloo, A. (2007) G.J. van Wyk, editor, Etimologiewoordeboek van Afrikaans Supplement (in Afrikaans), Stellenbosch: Buro van die WAT, →ISBN, page 86