níilu

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Phalura

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit नील (nī́la, “dark blue, dark green, black”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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níilu (feminine níili, Perso-Arabic spelling نِیلوۡ)

  1. green, blue
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Colors in Phalura · ráang (layout · text)
     paṇáaru           kriṣíṇu
             lhoílu                           zeṛ
                          níilu             
                          aaghaabáanu              níilu
                                      

References

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  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “níilu”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nī́la”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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