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)

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 of Indonesia, 2016.
Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984) Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia

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