toermalijn
Dutch
Alternative forms
(all obsolete)
Etymology
Either directly from Sinhalese tóramalli 'carnelian', or via one of the cognates German Turmalin, Portuguese tormalina, English and French tourmaline.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: toer‧ma‧lijn
Noun
toermalijn m (plural toermalijnen, diminutive toermalijntje n)
- (uncountable) (gems) The silicate mineral tourmaline, in various colours
- A transparent gem cut from it
Synonyms
- assteen, (obsolete spelling) aschsteen
- astrekker, (obsolete spelling) aschtrekker m