anyil

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish añil (“indigo”), from Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: an‧yil

Noun

anyil

1. laundry blue

Verb

anyil

1. to blue; to add ultramarine, indigo or Prussian blue into laundry wash to prevent yellowing

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish añil.

Adjective

anyíl

1. indigo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish añil, from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /⁠nīl⁠/), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”). Compare Bikol Central anyil, Cebuano anyil, and Hiligaynon anyil. Doublet of lila and nila.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanˈjil/ [ʔɐˈɲil]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔanˈjil/ [ʔɐn̪ˈjil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: an‧yil

Noun

anyíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

1. true indigo; indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)

   Synonyms: tayom, nila, tina-tinaan

2. indigo (blue dye)

   Synonyms: tayom, dampol

Further reading

• “anyil”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 41