turjo

Turjo is a term that occurs in Bengali-language contexts with several related senses. In its most common use, turjo denotes the turquoise color, a blue-green hue that is associated with the gemstone turquoise. The word appears in color descriptions, fashion, design, and literature to evoke a cool, vivid tone and is sometimes paired with the phrase turjo rong to mean turquoise color.

Turjo also appears as a personal name in Bengali-speaking communities. When used as a given name, it carries aesthetic associations with the color and its connotations of clarity and calm. Naming practices vary by region and era, and transliterations into Latin script can yield spellings such as Turjo or Turju.

Outside Bengali-speaking contexts, turjo is largely encountered as a transliteration of a Bengali word and is not widely used as an independent term in other languages. As with many transliterated proper nouns, spelling and pronunciation can differ across communities. In scholarly or transliterated texts, the term may be presented with regional pronunciation marks or adapted spellings, but its core associations remain linked to the color turquoise and its use as a name in Bengali culture.