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English word brilliant comes from Pali veḷuriya (Lapis lazuli, a precious stone.)

veḷuriya (Pali)

Lapis lazuli, a precious stone.

वैडूर्य (Sanskrit)

(BHS) lapis lazuli. (at the end of a compound) a jewel; anything excellent of its kind. Cat's eye (AdbhB., MBh., Kāv. etc.). Name of a particular mountain (also वैडूर्यपर्वत|tr=vaiḍūrya-parvata) (MBh., VarBṛS. etc.).

विरलायते (Prakrit)

βήρυλλος (Ancient Greek)

beryllus (Latin)

Beryl.

*berilare (Malayalam)

berilare (Malayalam)

briller (French)

(intransitive) to shine, to sparkle.

brilliant (English)

(uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.. A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.. Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa. (of a colour) Both [...]

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