jade
English
/d͡ʒeɪd/
noun
Definitions
- A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.
- A succulent plant, .
Etymology
Borrowed from French le jade derived from Spanish, Castilian piedra de ijada (flank stone, loin stone) derived from Latin *iliata, ilia (flank).
Origin
Latin
ilia
Gloss
flank
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Jade English
- Jade City English
- bejade English
- city English
- ileum English
- jadeite English
- jadeitic English
- jadelike English
- jaden English
- jadery English
- jadish English
- jadishly English
- jadite English
- nonjade English
- *iliata Latin
- ileum Latin
- ilia Latin
- īlia Latin
- jade French
- le jade French
- le jade, jade French
- ijada Spanish, Castilian
- jadear Spanish, Castilian
- jadeo Spanish, Castilian
- piedra de ijada Spanish, Castilian
- jade Portuguese
- adia Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Jade Cebuano