turkus

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Latvian

Noun

turkus m

  1. accusative plural of turks

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare Czech tyrkys, German Türkis, Italian turchese, ultimately from Old French turquoise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtur.kus/
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  • Rhymes: -urkus
  • Syllabification: tur‧kus

Noun

turkus m inan (diminutive turkusik)

  1. turquoise (color)
  2. (mineralogy) turquoise (semiprecious stone)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adjective
adverb

Further reading

  • turkus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • turkus in Polish dictionaries at PWN