giz

Mane (Îngilîzî)

chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)

Têgeh

تهباشیر

گهچ

Hevwate

griz

Giz

xis

pedra calcária

Werger

craie

chalk

Kreide

κιμωλία

krijt

tiza

guix

krijtje

gessetto

gesso

τεμπεσίρι

تهباشیر

طبشورة

cretàceo

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈʒis/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji erebî hatiye wergirtin: جِبْس

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic جِبْس (jibs, “gypsum”), from Latin gypsum (“plaster”), from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso, which was inherited.