turkesa

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish turquesa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuɾˈkesa/,
  • Hyphenation: tur‧ke‧sa

Noun

turkesa (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ)

  1. turquoise (gemstone)
  2. turquoise (color/colour)

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

References

  • turkesa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018