pirus

Pronunciation: /ˈpirus/

“pirus” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone
a pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone

Etymology

Inherited from Malay firus (“turquoise”), from Persian فیروزه (firuze, “turquoise”), پیروزه (piruze), from Middle Persian *pērōzag, from 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰 (pērōz, “victorious”).

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