gemstone
/ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/
gemstone noun: a gem, usually made of minerals.
Noun
gemstone (plural gemstones)
- A gem, usually made of minerals.
gemstone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
gemstone in Hindi
- gem
- मणि maṇi, रत्न ratna, पत्थर patthar
gemstone in Tamil
- மணிக்கற்கள், ஆபரணக்கற்கள்
gemstone in Marathi
- रत्नांचा दगड
gemstone in Bengali
- মূল্যবান রত্নপাথর
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- gemstone in Telugu
- రత్న రాయి, రత్నపు రాయి
- gemstone in Malayalam
- രത്നം ratnaṁ, രത്നക്കല്ല് ratnakkallŭ
- gemstone in Kannada
- ರತ್ನದ ಕಲ್ಲು, ರತ್ನಶಿಲೆ
- gemstone in Punjabi
- ਰਤਨ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ, ਰਤਨ ਪੱਥਰ
- gemstone in Odia
- ରତ୍ନ ପଥର, ରତ୍ନଶିଳା
- gemstone in Sanskrit
- मणि maṇi, रत्न ratna
- gemstone in Nepali
- रत्नको ढुङ्गा
- gemstone in Pashto
- غمی ǧamáy
- gemstone in Tagalog
- hiyas
- gemstone in Arabic
- جَوْهَر jawhar, جَوْهَرَة jawhara
- gemstone in Indonesian
- batu akik
- gemstone in Persian
- نگین negin, گوهر gowhar, گوهرسنگ goharsang
- gemstone in Thai
- พลอย plɔɔi, จินดา jin-daa, รัตน์ rát
- gemstone in Vietnamese
- đá quý
- gemstone in Myanmar
- ရတနာ ra.ta.na
Synonyms of gemstone
Forms of gemstone
| plural | gemstones |
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Origin of gemstone
From Middle English gimstone, alteration (due to Middle English gemme) of earlier ȝimston, ȝimstan, from Old English ġimstān, ġymstān (“gem; jewel; precious stone”), equivalent to gem + stone. Compare Icelandic gimsteinn (“jewel; gem”), Faroese gimsteinur (“jewel, precious stone”).
Words formed from gemstone
Phrases with gemstone
Questions about gemstone
- What does gemstone mean?
- Gemstone means a gem, usually made of minerals.
- What is gemstone in Hindi?
- Gemstone in Hindi is मणि (maṇi), रत्न (ratna), पत्थर (patthar). See Gemstone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gemstone?
- Gemstone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gemstone?
- Gemstone is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛmˌstoʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of gemstone?
- The plural of gemstone is gemstones.
Words near gemstone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gemstone (page history and authors); gemstone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gemstone (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gemstone (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gemstone (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gemstone (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gemstone (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gemstone (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); gemstone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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