karmina
karminá with stress marks
carmine
Usage Note
Karmina is borrowed from Spanish 'carmín', referring to the deep red or crimson pigment. It appears in artistic and craft contexts and is less common in everyday speech, where 'pula' (red) or 'pula-pula' would be used instead.
Examples
" Maganda ang kulay na karmina. "
Natural Translation
The carmine color is beautiful.
Literal Translation
Beautiful the color that carmine.
" Pinili ng pintor ang karmina para sa tela. "
Natural Translation
The painter chose carmine for the canvas.
Literal Translation
Chose the painter the carmine for the canvas.
" Pinili niya ang karmina sa halip na pula dahil mas malalim at mainit ang lilim nito sa kanyang obra. "
Natural Translation
She chose carmine instead of plain red because its shade is deeper and warmer in her artwork.
Literal Translation
Chose she the carmine in place of red because more deep and warm the shade of-it in her work.
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