Definition
A bright red mineral form of mercury sulfide that was historically mined and used as a pigment, particularly in ancient China and Rome.
Etymology
From Arabic qinnabār, which likely came from Persian or Sanskrit origins. The word traveled through Arabic into Medieval Latin and then into European languages, following the trade routes of this valuable red pigment.
Kelly Says
Cinnabar is incredibly beautiful but deadly—it contains mercury, so ancient artisans who used it as red paint were slowly poisoning themselves, yet people kept using it for centuries because the color was absolutely stunning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሲን NABAR
sin-na-bar
ARالعربية
الزنجفر
al-zan-jifar
CACatalà
cinabrio
sin-a-bri-o
CSČeština
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
DADansk
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
DEDeutsch
Cinnabar
sin-na-bar
ELΕλληνικά
κιννάβαρο
kin-na-va-ro
ESEspañol
cinabrio
sin-a-bri-o
FAفارسی
سنگینابری
sang-e-na-bari
FISuomi
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
FRFrançais
cinabre
sin-a-bre
GUGU
ચિનાબ્રીયું
chi-na-bri-yu
HEעברית
צ'ינהבר
tsin-na-ber
HIहिन्दी
लाल पत्थर
laal patthar
HUMagyar
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
IDBahasa Indonesia
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
ITItaliano
cinabrio
sin-a-bri-o
KKKK
цинкабар
tsin-ka-bar
KMKM
ស៊ីណាបារ
sin-a-ba-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
MYမြန်မာ
စင်နပါး
sin-na-pa
NLNederlands
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
NONorsk
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
PLPolski
cynaber
sin-a-ber
PTPortuguês
cinábrio
sin-a-bri-o
RORomână
cinabru
sin-a-bru
RUРусский
цинкабар
tsin-ka-bar
SVSvenska
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
SWKiswahili
cinnabar
sin-na-bar
TAதமிழ்
சிங்கப்பூர்
sin-ga-pur
TEతెలుగు
సిన్నబరు
sin-na-baru
UKУкраїнська
цинкабар
tsin-ka-bar
URاردو
سِينَابَر
si-na-bar
VITiếng Việt
cinnabar
sin-na-bar