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padparadschah sapphire
[ pahd-puh-rah-zhuh, pahd- ]
noun
- a rare, yellowish-orange sapphire found in Sri Lanka.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of padparadschah sapphire1
Perhaps directly < German; obscurely akin to Sinhalese padmarāgaya ruby, literally, lotus-colored
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