coral (an aquatic organism living in maritime colonies) · coral (precious material of those dwellings, harvested mainly for decorative and collectionable uses)
çekim: çoğul coraux
köken: From Latin corallium (“coral”), from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”).
aile: bois de corail, corailleur, lentille corail, serpent corail
C'est à ce dernier qu'appartient le corail, curieuse substance qui fut tour à tour classée dans les règnes minéral, végétal et animal.
köken: May be the Aramaic בֻּסְרָא (busrā) / בּוּסְרָא (busrā) / ܒܣܪܐ (*busrā, “unripe grape”), elsewhere known as Slavic бисер / biser “pearl”, with typical Persian consonant switch as in شمشار (šemšâr) → شمشاد (šemšâd, “box”). But compare بستام (bestâm, “coral”), also a known form.
köken: From Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”), from ܡܰܪܓܳܢܺܝܬܳܐ (margānīṯā, “pearl”), from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs, “pearl”).
köken: From Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān) or Persian مرجان (marjân, “coral; small pearl”) Cognate with Tatar мәрҗән (märcän), Uzbek marjon, Turkish mercan, etc.