Definition
A variant or dialectal spelling of crimson (a deep red color).
Etymology
Likely a regional or obsolete variant of crimson, which comes from Arabic qirmiz (a red dye from insect cochineal). The -on ending appears in some historical texts.
Kelly Says
Before modern color naming, crimson was so prized that it had multiple spellings because it came from exotic Persian dye merchants, and European languages borrowed and adapted the word.
Translations
ARالعربية
أحمرCRIMSON
ah-mar krimson
CACatalà
crimson
kri-m-son
CSČeština
křiklón
krik-loon
DADansk
crimson
kri-m-son
DEDeutsch
Krimsson
krim-sohn
ELΕλληνικά
κραμσον
krim-son
ESEspañol
crímsón
kre-M-sohn
FAفارسی
کرِمِسُن
ker-i-me-sun
FISuomi
crimson
kri-m-son
FRFrançais
crimson
kri-mèn
HIहिन्दी
क्रिमसन
krim-san
HUMagyar
crimson
kri-m-son
IDBahasa Indonesia
crimson
kri-m-son
ITItaliano
crimson
kri-mizo-n
MSBahasa Melayu
crimson
kri-m-son
MYမြန်မာ
Crimson
kri-m-son
NLNederlands
crimson
kri-m-son
NONorsk
crimson
kri-m-son
PLPolski
krwisty
krwis-tee
PTPortuguês
crísom
kre-sohm
RORomână
crimson
kri-m-son
RUРусский
кримсон
krim-son
SVSvenska
crimson
kri-m-son
SWKiswahili
crimson
kri-m-son
TAதமிழ்
கிரிம்சன்
krimsan
TEతెలుగు
క్రిమ్సన్
krimsan
TRTürkçe
kırmızı
kir-miht-zee
UKУкраїнська
кримсон
krim-son
VITiếng Việt
crimson
kri-mệ-on