chihlimbar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (kehlibar), popular variant of kehribar, from Persian کهربا‎ (kahrobâ). Compare Greek κεχριμπάρι (kechrimpári), Serbo-Croatian ćilibar.

Noun

chihlimbar n (plural chihlimbare)

  1. amber (fossil resin)

Synonyms
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