Rengi

Rengi is a Turkish noun form derived from renk, meaning color. It is used to refer to the color of something and represents the definite form of the noun color, or “the color” in a given context. The form is not a standalone color; rather, it functions within noun phrases to indicate a property of another noun.

In Turkish, rengi appears in phrases expressing possession or attribution. To say “the color of X,” speakers typically place the possessor in the genitive before rengi, as in X’in rengi (the color of X). The most common construction is the possessive chain followed by rengi: arabanın rengi (the car’s color). This pattern allows speakers to specify color as an attribute of a noun.

Examples:

- Arabanın rengi mavidir. (The car’s color is blue.)

- Kedinin rengi siyah. (The cat’s color is black.)

- Kedinin rengi ne? (What is the cat’s color?)

Rengi can also appear with adjectives in equative sentences, such as “arabanın rengi kırmızıdır” (The car’s color is red). In such uses, rengi functions similarly to the English selector “color” in a predicate position, while the color itself is supplied by a color word.

Etymology and related terms:

- Rengi derives from renk (color) with Turkish suffixes that mark definiteness or possession.

- Renk is the base noun for color; related forms include renkler (colors) and renklendirmek (to color or to colorize).

See also:

- Renk

- Turkish grammar and possession

- Color terms in Turkish

Rengi serves a practical role in describing visual properties within Turkish syntax, enabling clear references to the color of objects without redundancy.