jewel

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, joel, joïel, hence French joyau, of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on Latin gaudium (“joy”), or on Latin iocus (“joke; jest”). Compare Medieval Latin jocale.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/, /ˈd͡ʒuːl/, /ˈd͡ʒʊəl/
(Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒul/, /ˈd͡ʒu.əl/
Audio (US): (file)
(Scotland, Northern Ireland) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒʉl/, /d͡ʒʉ.əl/
(Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒ(u)wel/
Rhymes: -uːl, -ʊəl
Homophones: joule; duel, dual (yod-coalescence)

Noun

jewel (plural jewels)

A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- 1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi], lines 188–9:
  Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.
(figuratively) Anything precious or valuable.
Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:
  Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read:
  And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure:
  Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay,
  Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.
- c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
  Had our prince,—
  Jewel of children,—seen this hour, he had pair'd
  Well with this lord: there was not full a month
  Between their births.
(horology) A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
(slang) The clitoris.
- 2008, Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas:
  The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:gemstone

Derived terms

Translations

gemstone

Albanian: xhevahir (sq) m
Arabic: جَوْهَر (ar) m (jawhar), جَوْهَرَة f (jawhara) (singulative)
Egyptian Arabic: جوهر m (gōhar), ماسة f (masa), فص m (faṣ), حجر كريم m (ḥagar karim)
Armenian: գոհար (hy) (gohar)
Azerbaijani: cavahir, qiymətli daş, cövhər
Belarusian: кашто́ўны ка́мень m (kaštóŭny kámjenʹ), самацве́т m (samacvjét)
Bengali: জওহর (bn) (joōhor)
Bulgarian: скъпоце́нен ка́мък m (skǎpocénen kámǎk)
Burmese: ရတနာ (my) (ra.ta.na)
Catalan: gemma (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 寶石 / 宝石 (bou² sek⁶)

Mandarin: 寶石 / 宝石 (zh) (bǎoshí)
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ m (anamēi)
Czech: klenot m, drahokam (cs) m
Danish: juvel c
Dutch: juweel (nl) n
Esperanto: juvelo (eo)
Estonian: kalliskivi
Finnish: jalokivi (fi), korukivi (fi) (semiprecious), juveli (obsolete)
Galician: xoia (gl) f, xema (gl) f
Georgian: ძვირფასი ქვა (ʒvirpasi kva), პატიოსანი თვალი (ṗaṭiosani tvali)
German: Edelstein (de) m, Juwel (de) n or m
Greek: πετράδι (el) n (petrádi), πολύτιμος λίθος (el) m (polýtimos líthos)
Hindi: मणि (hi) m (maṇi), रत्न (hi) m (ratna), पत्थर (hi) m (patthar), जौहर (hi) m (jauhar)
Icelandic: gimsteinn (is) m
Irish: seoid f
Italian: gemma (it) f
Japanese: 宝石 (ja) (ほうせ, hōseki)
Kazakh: асыл тас (asyl tas)
Khmer: ត្បូង (km) (tboung), មណី (km) (mĕəʼnii)
Korean: 보석(寶石) (ko) (boseok)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: cewher (ku), micewher (ku)
Kyrgyz: асыл таш (asıl taş)
Lao: ພອຽ (phǭi), ມະນີ (ma nī), ຣະຕະນະ (ra ta na)
Latin: gemma f
Latvian: dārgakmens m
Lithuanian: brangakmenis m
Macedonian: ска́поцен ка́мен m (skápocen kámen)
Malay: permata (ms)
Marathi: रत्न (ratna)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: juvel (no) m

Nynorsk: juvel m
Old English: ġimm m
Ottoman Turkish: جوهر (cevher)
Pashto: غمی (ps) m (ǧamáy)
Persian:
Iranian Persian: گُوْهَر (gowhar), جَواهِر (javâher), گُوْهَرْسَنْگ (gowharsang)
Polish: kamień szlachetny (pl) m, klejnot (pl) m
Portuguese: joia (pt) f, gema (pt) f
Romanian: nestemată (ro) f, piatră scumpă (ro) f
Russian: драгоце́нный ка́мень (ru) m (dragocénnyj kámenʹ), самоцве́т (ru) m (samocvét)
Sanskrit: मणि (sa) m (maṇi), रत्न (sa) n (ratna)
Scottish Gaelic: seud m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: драгуљ m

Roman: dragulj (sh) m
Slovak: klenot m, drahokam m
Slovene: dragulj (sl) m
Spanish: gema (es) f, joya (es) f, alhaja (es) f, alhaite (es) m (disused), joyel (es) m (small)
Swahili: johari class 9/10
Swedish: juvel (sv) c, ädelsten (sv) c
Tajik: гавҳар (gavhar), ҷавҳар (javhar), ҷавоҳир (javohir), заргар (zargar), санги қиматбаҳо (sang-i qimatbaho)
Thai: พลอย (th) (plɔɔi), จินดา (jin-daa), รัตน์ (th) (rát), หินสี
Tocharian A: wmār
Tocharian B: wamer, naumiye, prāp
Turkish: mücevher (tr), değerli taş (tr), cevher (tr)
Ugaritic: 𐎑𐎅𐎗 (ẓhr)
Ukrainian: дорогоці́нний ка́мінь m (dorohocínnyj káminʹ), кошто́вний ка́мінь m (koštóvnyj káminʹ), самоцві́т m (samocvít)
Urdu: گَوہَر m (gauhar), جَوہَر m (jauhar)
Uyghur: گۆھەر (göher)
Uzbek: gavhar (uz), qimmatbaho tosh
Vietnamese: đá quý
Welsh: tlws (cy) m, tlysau m pl

valuable object for ornamentation

Bulgarian: драгоце́нност (bg) f (dragocénnost)
Catalan: joia (ca) f
Czech: šperk (cs) m, klenot m
Dutch: sieraad (nl) n
Esperanto: juvelo
Finnish: koru (fi)
French: joyau (fr) m, bijou (fr)
Galician: xoia (gl) f
Georgian: ძვირფასეულობა (ʒvirpaseuloba), ძვირფასი ნივთი (ʒvirpasi nivti)
German: Schmuckstück (de) n
Greek: κόσμημα (el) n (kósmima)
Hungarian: ékszer (hu)
Ido: juvelo (io)
Irish: seoid f
Italian: gioiello (it) m
Japanese: 宝飾 (ja) (ほうしょく, hōshoku)
Korean: 보석(寶石) (ko) (boseok)
Macedonian: драго́ценост f (dragócenost)
Ottoman Turkish: جوهر (cevher)
Pashto: ګاڼه f (gānna)
Persian:
Iranian Persian: زیوَر (zivar)
Polish: klejnot (pl) m
Portuguese: joia (pt) f
Romanian: bijuterie (ro) f, giuvaier (ro) n
Russian: драгоце́нность (ru) f (dragocénnostʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: seud m, àilleag m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: драгоценост f

Roman: dragocenost (sh) f
Slovak: klenot m, šperk m
Spanish: joya (es) f
Swahili: johari class 9/10
Tamil: நகை (ta) (nakai), ஆபரணம் (ta) (āparaṇam)
Ukrainian: дорогоці́нність f (dorohocínnistʹ), кошто́вність f (koštóvnistʹ)

anything precious or valuable

Belarusian: скарб m (skarb), кашто́ўнасць f (kaštóŭnascʹ), кашто́ўнасьць f (kaštóŭnasʹcʹ)
Bulgarian: драгоце́нност (bg) f (dragocénnost)
Czech: klenot m
Finnish: helmi (fi)
Georgian: ძვირფასეულობა (ʒvirpaseuloba), განძი (ka) (ganʒi)
German: Juwel (de) n or m, Kleinod (de) n
Greek: κόσμημα (el) n (kósmima)
Irish: seoid f
Japanese: 宝 (ja) (たから, takara)
Latvian: dārgums m
Lithuanian: brangenybė
Macedonian: драго́ценост f (dragócenost)
Marathi: रत्न (ratna)
Pashto: ګران m (grān)
Polish: klejnot (pl) m, perła (pl) f, skarb (pl) m, kosztowności (pl) f pl
Portuguese: joia (pt) f
Russian: драгоце́нность (ru) f (dragocénnostʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: àilleag m
Spanish: joya (es) f
Swahili: johari class 9/10
Swedish: juvel (sv)
Ukrainian: дорогоці́нність f (dorohocínnistʹ), кошто́вність f (koštóvnistʹ)

bearing for a pivot in watch

Finnish: kivi (fi)
French: pierre d’horlogerie f, rubis (fr) m (colloquial), pierre (fr), rubi (fr)
German: Stein (de) m
Portuguese: rubi (pt) m (colloquial)
Russian: ка́мень (ru) m (kámenʹ)
Spanish: rubí (es) m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} permata (id), ^{(please verify)} jauhar (id), ^{(please verify)} ratna (id)
Nahuatl: ^{(please verify)} cozcapantica
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} giuvaier (ro) n
Welsh: ^{(please verify)} gem (cy), ^{(please verify)} tlws (cy) m

Verb

jewel (third-person singular simple present jewels, present participle jewelling or jeweling, simple past and past participle jewelled or jeweled)

To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.

Translations

decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems — see bejewel

Middle English

Noun

jewel

Alternative form of juel