jade
Syllable Decomposition
jadeAppears in the form éjade and the meaning of "very hard green stone" from Spanish ijada ("flank, loins"), ellipse of piedra de ijada ("stone of the flank"), attested since 1569 - the Indians of the territories conquered by the Spaniards believed that this stone protected them from kidney stones, see nephrite.
Definitions
- minéralogie
Plural
jades
Hyponyms
Translations
german:Jade
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chinese:玉
spanish:jade
finnish:jade
greek:νεφρίτης
italian:giada'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:ひすい
dutch:jade
polish:żad
portuguese:jade
russian:нефрит
turkish:yeşim
See also
jadien (adj.) jadéite (cn.)