padparadschah sapphire
American
[pahd-puh-rah-zhuh, pahd-]
/ ˈpɑd pəˈrɑ ʒə, ˌpɑd- /
noun
Etymology
Origin of padparadschah sapphire
Perhaps directly < German; obscurely akin to Sinhalese padmarāgaya ruby, literally, lotus-colored
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