ᮔᮤᮜ

Sundanese

Etymology

From Pali nīla (“blue”), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.la/
• Hyphenation: ni‧la

Noun

ᮔᮤᮜ • (nila)

1. blue dye taken from the tarum plant
2. indigo: a purplish-blue colour.

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Related terms

• ᮔᮤᮜᮊᮔ᮪ᮓᮤ (nilakandi)
• ᮔᮤᮜᮨᮙ᮪ (nilem)

 

Further reading

• Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij