Hyphenation
cy·anTurkish pronunciation
sayänPronunciation
/sīˈan/ /saɪˈæn/
Etymology
[ sI-"an, -&n ] (noun.) circa 1889. Ancient Greek κύανος (kyanos, “dark blue, dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli”), probably a non-IE word, but perhaps akin to, or from, Hittite *kuwanna(n)- "copper blue."