Core colors in Kyrgyz
- ак
- akwhite
- кара
- karablack
- кызыл
- kyzylred
- сары
- saryyellow
- жашыл
- jashylgreen
- көк
- kökblue; also sky-colored
- боз
- bozgray
- күрөң
- küröngbrown
More shades and color words
- ачык көк
- achyk köklight blue
- кочкул көк
- kochkul kökdark blue
- кызгылт сары
- kyzgylt saryorange
- кызгылт
- kyzgyltpink
- сыя көк
- syya kökpurple / violet
- күлгүн
- külgünlilac / purple
- алтын түстүү
- altyn tüstüügold-colored
- күмүш түстүү
- kümüsh tüstüüsilver-colored
- аппак
- appaksnow-white, intensely white
- ала
- alamulticolored / piebald
How colors work in a sentence
A color normally comes before the noun and does not change for gender or number. After the noun, it can form a complete description without a present-tense word for “is.”
- кызыл алма
- kyzyl almaa red apple
- Бул алма жашыл.
- Bul alma jashyl.This apple is green.
- Асман көк.
- Asman kök.The sky is blue.
- Кар ак.
- Kar ak.Snow is white.
Ask about a color
- Бул кандай түс?
- Bul kanday tüs?What color is this?
- Сүйүктүү түсүң кайсы?
- Süyüktüü tüsüng kaysy?What is your favorite color?Informal singular.
- Мага жашыл түс жагат.
- Maga jashyl tüs jagat.I like green.
- Карасы барбы?
- Karasy barby?Do you have it in black?
A useful cultural note
Color words can carry meanings beyond a paint swatch. Ак often suggests purity or good intention, while кара can mean black, dark, or ordinary depending on the phrase. Place names such as Ак-Суу (“white water”) and Каракол preserve this descriptive tradition. Learn color words inside phrases as well as one by one.
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