turquoise, a gem n (uncountable) · its typical, bright blue-greenish color n (uncountable) · a stone of this gem m
çekim: çoğul turkooizen
eş: turquoise, appelblauwzeegroen
köken: From Middle French Turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turqueise (“Turkish (stone)”). The stone was originally brought to Europe from Turkestan.
çekim: karşılaştırma türkizebb · üstünlük legtürkizebb
köken: From German Türkis, from Old French pierre turqueise ("Turkish stone"), from turqueis (“Turkish”). The gem was named in the mistaken belief that it came from Turkestan.
aile: türkizkék
Etimoloji
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάλλαϊς (kállaïs), variant of κάλαϊς (kálaïs, “turquoise”).