benhur

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, probably refers to Judah Ben-Hur, the fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, from Hebrew בן־חור.

Judah Ben-Hur

Noun

benhur (first-person possessive benhurku, second-person possessive benhurmu, third-person possessive benhurnya)

1. (rare) cyan

   benhur:  

   Synonym: sian

2. royal blue

   benhur:  

Derived terms

• biru benhur

 

Further reading

• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia