kirmizi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Turkish kırmızı (“red”), from Ottoman Turkish قرمزی, from Arabic قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) or Persian قِرمِز (qermez), from Persian کِرمِست (kêrmêst) ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”). Doublet of keremi.

Noun

kirmizi

1. crimson

Further reading

• “kirmizi” 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.