Meaning of "gem"

gem •

n.
• • 1. a precious stone: mamahaling bato
  • 2. a jewel: hiyas, alahas
  • 3. the most precious thing: tampok, pinakatampok, pinakamahalaga, pinakahiyas

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pearls

n.
• • 1. a white or nearly white gem that has a soft shine like satin: perlas
  • 2. something precious or admirable: mutya
  • 3. mother-of-pearl: nakar

adj.
• • of or made of mother-of-pearl: yari sa nakar

stone

n.
• • 1. a hard mineral matter which is not a metal, rock, piece of rock: bato
  • 2. a gem, jewel: mahalagang bato, hiyas na bato, brilyante
  • 3. a hard seed: buto
  • 4. something hard and rounded like a stone which sometimes forms in the kidneys or gall bladder: bato

v.
• • to throw stones at: bumato, batuhin, humagis (maghagis, hagisan) ng bato, pumukol (pukulin) ng bato