padparadschah sapphire

[ pahd-puh-rah-zhuh, pahd- ]

noun
  1. a rare, yellowish-orange sapphire found in Sri Lanka.

Origin of padparadschah sapphire

1
Perhaps directly <German; obscurely akin to Sinhalese padmarāgaya ruby, literally, lotus-colored

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