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carnelian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kɑɹˈnil.jən/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony used in jewelry.

Forms

Synonyms

cornelian

Translations (34)

pt cornalina (reddish brown chalcedony) · sv karneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · enm cornalyn (reddish brown chalcedony) · ru карнео́л (reddish brown chalcedony) · da karneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · cmn 紅瑪瑙 /红玛瑙 (reddish brown chalcedony) · fr cornaline (reddish brown chalcedony) · cmn 瑪 /玛 (reddish brown chalcedony) · si ටෝරමල්ලි (reddish brown chalcedony) · pl heliotrop (reddish brown chalcedony) · mi harariu (reddish brown chalcedony) · enm corneline (reddish brown chalcedony) · hi यमनी (reddish brown chalcedony) · it cornalina (reddish brown chalcedony) · tr karnelyan (reddish brown chalcedony) · ro carneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · sw akiki (reddish brown chalcedony) · lv karneols (reddish brown chalcedony) · es cornalina (reddish brown chalcedony) · pl karniol (reddish brown chalcedony) · grc σάρδιον (reddish brown chalcedony) · cs karneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · de Karneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · lt karneolis (reddish brown chalcedony) · mi tahakura (reddish brown chalcedony) · pl karneol (reddish brown chalcedony) · ro cornalină (reddish brown chalcedony) · ca cornalina (reddish brown chalcedony) · fa بیجاده (reddish brown chalcedony) · tr kırmızı akik (reddish brown chalcedony) · tpi kanilian (reddish brown chalcedony) · fi karneoli (reddish brown chalcedony) · nl carneool (reddish brown chalcedony) · pl krwawnik (reddish brown chalcedony)