Etymology

From Old Turkic jašïl, from Proto-Turkic *jāĺ-ɨl ‎(“green”).

Cognate with Turkish yeşil, Gagauz eşil, Turkmen ýaşyl, Uzbek yashil, Kazakh жасыл ‎(jasıl), Kyrgyz жашыл ‎(caşıl), Tatar яшел ‎(yaşel) and Bashkir йәшел ‎(yäšel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɑˈʃɯl/
• Hyphenation: ya‧şıl