Purplish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of a color intermediate between red and blue

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːplɪʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːplɪʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːplɪʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːplɪʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

violet purple

Word Forms

purple	noun	a purple color or pigment
purpleness	noun	a purple color or pigment
violet	noun	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

violett

einer Farbe zwischen Rot und Blau

🇫🇷French

violacé

d'une couleur intermédiaire entre le rouge et le bleu

🇪🇸Spanish

morado

de un color intermedio entre rojo y azul

🇮🇹Italian

violaceo

di un colore intermedio tra il rosso e il blu

🇳🇱Dutch

paarsachtig

van een kleur die tussen rood en blauw ligt

🇵🇹Portuguese

arroxeado

de uma cor intermediária entre vermelho e azul

🇷🇺Russian

пурпурный

цвет, промежуточный между красным и синим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

थोड़ा बैंगनी

लाल और नीले रंग के बीच का एक रंग

🇧🇩Bengali

বেগুনি

লাল এবং নীলের মধ্যবর্তী একটি রঙের

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊதா

சிவப்பு மற்றும் நீலம் இடையே ஒரு வண்ண இடைநிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊదారంగు

ఎరుపు మరియు నీలం మధ్య రంగు ఇంటర్మీడియట్

🇮🇳Marathi

जांभळा

लाल आणि निळ्या दरम्यानच्या रंगाचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાંબલી

લાલ અને વાદળી વચ્ચે મધ્યવર્તી રંગનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇರಳೆ

ಕೆಂಪು ಮತ್ತು ನೀಲಿ ನಡುವಿನ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಮಧ್ಯಂತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധൂമ്രവർണ്ണം

ചുവപ്പും നീലയും തമ്മിലുള്ള ഒരു വർണ്ണ ഇൻ്റർമീഡിയറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਮਨੀ

ਲਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਨੀਲੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਵਿਚਕਾਰਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جامنی

سرخ اور نیلے رنگ کے درمیان درمیانی رنگ کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

略带紫色的

介于红色和蓝色之间的颜色

🇯🇵Japanese

紫がかった

赤と青の中間のような色の

🇰🇷Korean

자줏빛을 띠는

빨간색과 파란색의 중간색으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu tía

có màu trung gian giữa đỏ và xanh

🇹🇭Thai

สีม่วง

เป็นสีที่อยู่ตรงกลางระหว่างสีแดงและสีน้ำเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keunguan

dari warna perantara antara merah dan biru

🇵🇭Filipino

kulay-ube

ng isang kulay na nasa pagitan ng pula at asul

🇲🇾Malay

keunguan

daripada warna perantaraan antara merah dan biru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أرجواني

لون متوسط بين الأحمر والأزرق

🇮🇷Persian

ارغوانی

یک رنگ حد واسط بین قرمز و آبی

🇹🇷Turkish

morumsu

kırmızı ve mavi arası bir renk tonu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סגול

של צבע ביניים בין אדום לכחול

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