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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 [...]