carnelian

English

Carnelian (1)

Etymology

From cornelian, the red form named carneolus under the influence of Latin carneus (“fleshy”) because of its color.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈnil.jən/

Noun

carnelian (countable and uncountable, plural carnelians)

1. (mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry.
   • 1952, You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, carnelian, topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared., Ezekiel 28:13 RSV:

Synonyms

• cornelian

Translations

reddish brown chalcedony

• Catalan: cornalina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪 / 玛 (zh) (mǎ), 紅瑪瑙 / 红玛瑙 (zh) (hóngmǎnǎo)

• Czech: karneol m
• Danish: karneol c
• Dutch: carneool (nl) m
• Finnish: karneoli (fi)
• French: cornaline (fr) f
• German: Karneol m
• Greek:

  Ancient: σάρδιον n (sárdion)

• Hindi: यमनी (hi) m (yamnī)
• Italian: cornalina f
• Latvian: karneols
• Lithuanian: karneolis
• Maori: tahakura, harariu
• Middle English: corneline, cornalyn
• Persian: بیجاده (fa) (beyjâde)
• Polish: heliotrop (pl) m, karneol (pl) m, karniol m, krwawnik (pl) m
• Portuguese: cornalina f
• Romanian: carneol, cornalină (ro) f
• Russian: карнео́л (ru) m (karneól)
• Sinhalese: ටෝරමල්ලි (si) (ṭōramalli)
• Spanish: cornalina (es) f
• Swahili: akiki (sw)
• Swedish: karneol
• Tok Pisin: kanilian
• Turkish: karnelyan, kırmızı akik

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Carnelian”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “carnelian”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Anagrams

• encranial