precious stone

English

precious stone (plural precious stones)

Any gem, such as a diamond or ruby, that is expensive because of its rarity or desirability; especially one set into a piece of jewelry.

gem

Arabic: جَوْهَر‎ (ar) m (jawhar), جَوْهَرَة‎‎ f (jawhara) (singulative)
Egyptian Arabic: جوهر‎ m (gōhar)
Armenian: թանկարժեք քար (tʿankaržekʿ kʿar), գոհար (hy) (gohar)
Asturian: piedra preciosa f
Basque: harribitxi
Catalan: pedra preciosa f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 寶石 (zh), 宝石 (zh) (bǎoshí)
Dutch: edelsteen (nl) m
Finnish: jalokivi (fi)
French: pierre précieuse (fr) f
Galician: pedra preciosa f
Georgian: თვალი (tvali), ძვირფასი ქვა (ʒvirpasi kva)
German: Edelstein (de) m

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