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.

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

Further reading
  • 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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