Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”) - likely from Kuwanniya, all going back to kuwanna (woman), related to "queen" and γυνή. Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.
km និលហរិត (of the colour cyan) · cs azurový (of the colour cyan) · grc κῡ̆ᾰ́νεος (of the colour cyan) · el κυανός (of the colour cyan) · gd saidhean (of the colour cyan) · fi sinivihreä (of the colour cyan) · nl cyaankleurig (of the colour cyan) · ru голубо́й (of the colour cyan) · cmn 青色的 (of the colour cyan) · io ciana (of the colour cyan) · de türkis (of the colour cyan) · la vitreus (of the colour cyan) · la venetus (of the colour cyan) · ja シアン色の (of the colour cyan) · cy gwyrddlas (of the colour cyan) · sv turkos (of the colour cyan) · fa سبزآبی (of the colour cyan) · is blágrænn (of the colour cyan) · pt ciano (of the colour cyan) · fi syaanin värinen (of the colour cyan) · ru бирюзовый (of the colour cyan) · sv cyanfärgad (of the colour cyan) · pl turkusowy (of the colour cyan) · eo ciankolora (of the colour cyan) · sv turkosfärgad (of the colour cyan) · fr turquois (of the colour cyan) · sv cyan (of the colour cyan) · de zyan (of the colour cyan) · gmy 𐀓𐀷𐀛𐀍 (of the colour cyan) · es cian (of the colour cyan) · mi kārikiōrangi (of the colour cyan) · pl cyjanowy (of the colour cyan) · eo cejana (of the colour cyan) · ia cyan (of the colour cyan) · fo blágrønur (of the colour cyan)
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos), a shade of blue variously described as similar to cornflower, copper carbonate, and lapis lazuli, Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀷𐀜 (ku-wa-no), possibly from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “a precious stone; copper; shade of blue”) - likely from Kuwanniya, all going back to kuwanna (woman), related to "queen" and γυνή. Compare modern Greek κυανός (kyanós), also used for cyan.
Meanings
(countable, uncountable) An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. This four component color system is standard for most types of color printing, since black is an ink color in printing but is simply the absence of color in video. 2009, Harry Henderson, Computer Science and Technology, Revised edition, →ISBN, page 93:
vi xanh lơ (a colour between blue and green) · ga cian (a colour between blue and green) · mi kārikiōrangi (a colour between blue and green) · km និលហរិត (a colour between blue and green) · sv cyan (a colour between blue and green) · bg циàн (a colour between blue and green) · tr camgöbeği (a colour between blue and green) · ja 水色 (a colour between blue and green) · ne सियान (a colour between blue and green) · la vitreus (a colour between blue and green) · eo ciankoloro (a colour between blue and green) · lt žydra (a colour between blue and green) · sh тиркизна (a colour between blue and green) · ko 청록색 (a colour between blue and green) · sh tirkizna (a colour between blue and green) · af siaan (a colour between blue and green) · cmn 青色 (a colour between blue and green) · sw cyan (a colour between blue and green) · nl cyaan (a colour between blue and green) · fo blágrønur (a colour between blue and green) · ja 青緑色 (a colour between blue and green) · it ciano (a colour between blue and green) · sh цијан (a colour between blue and green) · cs cyan (a colour between blue and green) · ia cyano blau (a colour between blue and green) · tn saeyene (a colour between blue and green) · ky көгүлтүр (a colour between blue and green) · mg ohatra tsy ampy (a colour between blue and green) · de Zyan (a colour between blue and green) · ja シアン (a colour between blue and green) · rw uburubu (a colour between blue and green) · ro cyan (a colour between blue and green) · lo ສີຟ້າເຄົ້າ (a colour between blue and green) · gd saidhean (a colour between blue and green) · fa زنگاری (a colour between blue and green) · fr cyan (a colour between blue and green) · ba зәңгәр (a colour between blue and green) · so baxri (a colour between blue and green) · pl cyjan (a colour between blue and green) · sv turkosfärg (a colour between blue and green) · fa آبی دریایی (a colour between blue and green) · ga cianghorm (a colour between blue and green) · bg синьо-зелен цвят (a colour between blue and green) · si සයන් (a colour between blue and green) · ar سَمَاوِيّ (a colour between blue and green) · ro azur (a colour between blue and green) · io ciana (a colour between blue and green) · kk циан (a colour between blue and green) · gl ciano (a colour between blue and green) · de Cyan (a colour between blue and green) · ru бирюзо́вый (a colour between blue and green) · el κυανός (a colour between blue and green) · fi syaani (a colour between blue and green) · id nilangsuka (a colour between blue and green) · my စိမ်းပြာရောင် (a colour between blue and green) · az mavi (a colour between blue and green) · fi sinivihreä (a colour between blue and green) · kmr sayan (a colour between blue and green) · pt ciano (a colour between blue and green) · he צִיאָן (a colour between blue and green) · ms langit biru (a colour between blue and green) · pt turquesa (a colour between blue and green) · eo cejanbluo (a colour between blue and green) · pl turkus (a colour between blue and green) · ca cian (a colour between blue and green) · aii ܟܝܵܢܵܐ (a colour between blue and green) · ts wasi-lwandle (a colour between blue and green) · bn সায়ান (a colour between blue and green) · wo baxa (a colour between blue and green) · nl appelblauwzeegroen (a colour between blue and green) · sv cyanfärg (a colour between blue and green) · sv turkos (a colour between blue and green) · ary سماوي (a colour between blue and green) · sh cijan (a colour between blue and green) · ia cyano (a colour between blue and green) · la venetus (a colour between blue and green) · lg bululu (a colour between blue and green) · fa سیان (a colour between blue and green) · mn шар хөх өнгө (a colour between blue and green) · id sian (a colour between blue and green) · hi फ़िरोज़ा (a colour between blue and green) · es cian (a colour between blue and green)