toermalijn
Dutch
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Alternative forms
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Etymology
[edit]Either directly from Sinhalese tóramalli 'carnelian', or via one of the cognates German Turmalin, Portuguese tormalina, English and French tourmaline.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: toer‧ma‧lijn
Noun
[edit]toermalijn m (plural toermalijnen, diminutive toermalijntje n)
- (uncountable, gems) the silicate mineral tourmaline, in various colours
- a transparent gem cut from it
Synonyms
[edit]- assteen, (obsolete spelling) aschsteen
- astrekker, (obsolete spelling) aschtrekker m