kirmizi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Turkish kırmızı (“red”), from Ottoman Turkish قرمزی, from Arabic قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) or Persian قِرمِز (qermez), from Persian کِرمِست (kêrmêst) ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”). Doublet of keremi.

Noun

kirmizi

  1. crimson

Further reading

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