precious stone

English

Noun

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.

Translations

gem

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

Italian: gemma (it) f, pietra preziosa f
Japanese: 宝石 (ja) (ほうせき, hōseki)
Latvian: dārgakmens m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: edelstein (no) m, edelsten (no) m

Nynorsk: edelstein m
Occitan: pèira preciosa f
Portuguese: pedra preciosa (pt) f
Russian: драгоце́нный ка́мень (ru) m (dragocénnyj kámenʹ)
Spanish: piedra preciosa (es) f
Vietnamese: đá quý

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