opal
English
/ˈəʊpəl/, /ˈoʊpəl/
noun
Definitions
- (mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula OO.
- (biology) A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UGA."
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus .
Etymology
Borrowed from French opale derived from Latin opalus derived from ὀπάλλιος derived from Sanskrit उपल (stone, gem).
Origin
Sanskrit
उपल
Gloss
stone, gem
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
石
Emoji
🗿 🪨
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chloropal English
- eye English
- nonopalescent English
- opaled English
- opalesce English
- opalescence English
- opalescent English
- opalescently English
- opalesque English
- opaleye English
- opalic English
- opaline English
- opalise English
- opalization English
- opalize English
- opalotype English
- semiopal English
- opalus Latin
- opaal Dutch, Flemish
- opale French
- ópalo Spanish, Castilian
- ὀπάλλιος Ancient Greek
- opala Portuguese
- उपल Sanskrit
- โอปอล Thai
- opal Cebuano
- ოპალი Georgian
- 𑀉𑀯𑀮 Sauraseni Prakrit
- ὀπάλλιος gkm