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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLapislazuli
Pronunciation / Transliteration: la-pɪs-la-tsu-li
"Der Ring war mit einem tiefblauen Lapislazuli besetzt."
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A bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in formerly producing the pigment ultramarine.
"The ancient pharaoh's burial mask was intricately inlaid with gold and lapis-lazuli."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin lapis meaning stone, combined with lazuli, the genitive form of medieval Latin lazulum, which ultimately traces back to the Persian word lāzhward, designating both the stone and the region where it was mined. The term has been used since antiquity to describe this vibrant deep-blue metamorphic rock prized for ornamentation and pigment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lapis-lazuli" is said worldwide
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lapis-lazuli
Transliteration: la-pis la-zu-li
"Ce collier est orné de magnifiques perles de lapis-lazuli."
Lapislazuli
Transliteration: la-pɪs-la-tsu-li
"Der Ring war mit einem tiefblauen Lapislazuli besetzt."
lapislabuli
Transliteration: la-pis-la-bu-li
"Il museo custodisce un antico amuleto in lapislabuli."
lapislázuli
Transliteration: la-pis-la-su-li
Script: lapis-lázuli
"El artesano talló una pequeña figura de lapislázuli."
lápis-lazúli
Transliteration: la-pis la-zu-li
"O colar de ouro continha pedras preciosas de lápis-lazúli."
लापीस लाजुली
Transliteration: laapis laajuli
"यह प्राचीन आभूषण लापीस लाजुली से बना है।"
青金石
Transliteration: qīng jīn shí
"这件古代艺术品是用青金石雕刻而成的。"
청금석
Transliteration: cheong-geum-seok
"박물관에는 아름다운 청금석 유물이 전시되어 있다."
瑠璃
Transliteration: ruri
"その古代の王冠は瑠璃で装飾されていた。"
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