biru giok

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of biru (“blue”) +‎ giok (“jade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ru ˈɡi.ɔk/

Noun

biru giok (first-person possessive biru giokku, second-person possessive biru giokmu, third-person possessive biru gioknya)

1. 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

• “biru giok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia