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* ''murkake'' "black" is used for black or generally dark hair, while ''chlirāke'' "golden yellow" is used for blond hair. | * ''murkake'' "black" is used for black or generally dark hair, while ''chlirāke'' "golden yellow" is used for blond hair. | ||
Other distinct colour terms for particular shades: | Other distinct colour terms for particular shades: | ||
* ''hailasausake'' ( | * ''hailasausake'' (n. ''hailashīmba'' "colour of ''hailasa'' wood") — "camel" brown | ||
* ''lairausake'' ( | * ''lairausake'' (n. ''lairhīmba'' "sky colour") — light blue, sky blue <small>(see also ''tulħūrake'' below)</small> | ||
* ''lardake'' ( | * ''lardake'' (n. ''larda'') — dark red, crimson | ||
** The distinction between crimson and regular red is the source of the Chlouvānem words for "artery" (''ūnikūvṛṣam'' "red-blood") and "vein" (''lardūvṛṣam'' "crimson-blood"), both bahuvrihi compounds. | ** The distinction between crimson and regular red is the source of the Chlouvānem words for "artery" (''ūnikūvṛṣam'' "red-blood") and "vein" (''lardūvṛṣam'' "crimson-blood"), both bahuvrihi compounds. | ||
* ''tulħūrake'' ( | * ''tulħūrake'' (n. ''tulħūrim'') — light blue, sky blue | ||
** Usually considered a shade of ''kāmila'', but it should be noted that blue eyes are always ''tulħūrirde'', never ''kāmilirde''. | ** Usually considered a shade of ''kāmila'', but it should be noted that blue eyes are always ''tulħūrirde'', never ''kāmilirde''. | ||