biru giok
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCompound of biru (“blue”) + giok (“jade”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbiru giok (first-person possessive biru giokku, second-person possessive biru giokmu, third-person possessive biru gioknya)
- jade: a bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
- biru giok:
- Synonyms: batu lumut, biru empedu, biru giok
Further reading
edit- “biru giok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia