Masculine

jade

Meaning

jade (gem)

Concepts

jadestone

jade green

Translations

jade

νεφρίτης

verde giada

bittersteen

يَشْب

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʒa.d͡ʒi/
Etymology

In summary

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

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