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Latvian
Noun
turkus m
- accusative plural of turks
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare Czech tyrkys, German Türkis, Italian turchese, ultimately from Old French turquoise.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtur.kus/
- Rhymes: -urkus
- Syllabification: tur‧kus
Noun
turkus m inan (diminutive turkusik)
- turquoise (color)
- (mineralogy) turquoise (semiprecious stone)
Declension
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Further reading
- turkus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- turkus in Polish dictionaries at PWN