jewel

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See also Jewel

English

A jewel.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel (modern joyau), based ultimately on Latin iocus (“joke, jest”).

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈdʒuːəl/, /ˈdʒʊːəl/, X-SAMPA: /"dZu:@l/, /"dZU:@l/
• (Canada, US) IPA: /dʒuɫ/, /ˈdʒuwl̩/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːl
• Homophone: joule

Noun

jewel (plural jewels)

1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
3. (figuratively) Anything considered precious or valuable.

   Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:gemstone

Translations

gemstone

• Czech: drahokam (cs)
• Dutch: juweel (nl) n
• Estonian: kalliskivi (et)
• Finnish: jalokivi (fi), korukivi (fi) (semiprecious)
• German: Edelstein (de) m, Juwel (de) n and m
• Greek: πετράδι (el) (petrádi) n, πολύτιμος λίθος (el) (polýtimos líthos) m
• Italian: gemma (it) f
• Japanese: 宝石 (ja) (hōseki)
• Latvian: dārgakmens (lv) m
• Lithuanian: brangakmenis (lt) m
• Marathi: रत्न (mr)

• Pashto: غمی (ps) (ghamai) m
• Polish: klejnot (pl) m
• Romanian: nestemată (ro) f, nestemate (ro) f pl, pietre scumpe (ro) f pl
• Russian: драгоценный камень (ru) (dragocénnyj kámen') m
• Scottish Gaelic: seud (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: dragulje (sh)
• Slovene: dragulj (sl) m
• Spanish: gema (es) f, joya (es) f, alhaja (es) f
• Swedish: juvel (sv) c
• Tocharian A: wmār
• Tocharian B: wamer

valuable object for ornamentation

• Czech: šperk (cs) m, klenot (cs) m
• Esperanto: juvelo (eo)
• Finnish: koru (fi)
• French: joyau (fr) m, bijou (fr)
• German: Schmuckstück (de) n
• Greek: κόσμημα (el) (kósmima) n
• Hungarian: ékszer (hu)
• Ido: juvelo (io)
• Italian: gioello (it) m

• Japanese: 宝飾 (ja) (hōshoku)
• Pashto: ګاڼه (ps) (gānna) f
• Polish: klejnot (pl) m
• Romanian: bijuterii (ro) f pl, giuvaeruri (ro) n pl
• Russian: драгоценность (ru) (dragocénnost') f
• Scottish Gaelic: seud (gd) m, àilleag (gd) m
• Slovak: klenot (sk)
• Spanish: joya (es) f

anything considered precious or valuable

• Czech: klenot (cs) m
• Finnish: helmi (fi)
• German: Juwel (de) n and m, Kleinod (de) n
• Greek: κόσμημα (el) (kósmima) n
• Japanese: 宝 (ja) (takara)
• Latvian: dārgums (lv) m
• Lithuanian: brangenybė (lt)

• Marathi: रत्न (mr)
• Pashto: ګران (ps) (grān) m
• Polish: skarb (pl) m, perła (pl) f, klejnot (pl) m
• Russian: драгоценность (ru) (dragocénnost') f
• Scottish Gaelic: àilleag (gd) m
• Spanish: joya (es) f
• Swedish: juvel (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Indonesian: permata, jauhar, ratna
• Nahuatl: cozcapantica
• Old English: siġel n
• Romanian: bijuterie (ro) f, giuvaer (ro) m
• Welsh: gem, tlws m

Derived terms

• bejewel
• jeweler, jeweller
• jewelled
• jewellery, jewelry
• jewel in the crown