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turamali
Sinhalese · unknown
"mixed colored gemstones"
a name used by gem traders in Sri Lanka for mixed colored gemstones
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Stage 2 of 3
tourmalijn
Dutch · 1700s
"the multicolored gemstone"
adapted from Sinhalese by Dutch traders bringing the gemstone to Europe
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tourmaline
English · 1759
"a crystalline gemstone found in many colors"
settled as the English word for the crystalline gemstone
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