how to pronounce türkis

/tʏʁˈkiːs/

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türkis is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of türkis in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… christiansen ist türkis schwester sie …”

meanings of türkis

adjective:

Turquoise (colour).

noun:

Turquoise (gemstone).

türkis frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word türkis occurs in german on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.