yeşil

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈʃil/
• Hyphenation: ye‧şil

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish یشیل‎ (yeşil), from Proto-Turkic *yāĺïl (“green”), composed of *yāĺ (“fresh, young, vegetable”) plus *-ïl (noun-forming suffix).

Noun

yeşil (definite accusative yeşili, plural yeşiller)

1. green

Adjective

yeşil

1. green

See also

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)

beyaz, ak	gri, boz	siyah, kara
kırmızı, kızıl; al	turuncu; kahverengi, boz	sarı; bej
limon çürüğü	yeşil
camgöbeği; turkuaz	gök, mavi	lacivert
eflatun; mor	pembe; mor	yavruağzı

• yemyeşil

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “یشیل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2203

Etymology 2

Adjective

yeşil

1. east

Synonyms

• (east): doğu

Antonyms

• kızıl

Further reading

• yeşil in Reverso (Turkish-English)