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