Nêr

jade

(Îngilîzî)

jade

Pircarînî

C2
Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
ja‧de
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈxade/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Borrowed from French jade, back formation from le jade, rebracketing of earlier l'éjade (“jade”), from Spanish piedra de ijada (literally “flank stone”), via Vulgar Latin *iliata from Latin ilia (“flank”) (jade was thought to cure pains in the side).

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