nila

From Proto-Finnic *nila, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńila. Cognate with Karelian nila, Veps nila, Lule Sami njalle, Erzya нола (nola, “juice”), Khanty ньел (n’el) and Mansi няль (nâlʹ).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnilɑ/, [ˈnilɑ]
• Rhymes: -ilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧la

nila

1. phloem

• alin, lain, lian

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

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

nila

1. blue
2. a plant which produce blue colour, Indigofera suffruticosa
3. alternative form of nilam (“sapphire”)

• “nila” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

nila

1. Romanization of ꦤꦶꦭ

Borrowed from Burmese နီလာ (nila) likely via Shan ၼီႇလႃႇ (nìi làa).

nila

1. sapphire

• Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128

nīla

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of nīlum

From Sanskrit नील (nīla).

• IPA^(key): [nilə]
• Rhymes: -ilə, -lə, -ə

nila (Jawi spelling نيلا‎)

1. indigo (coloured indigo)

nila (Jawi spelling نيلا‎, plural nila-nila, informal 1st possessive nilaku, 2nd possessive nilamu, 3rd possessive nilanya)

1. indigo (colour; the dye from the indigo plant)

Native nila dye is made by cutting up the leaves of tarum (“indigo plant”), steeping them in water, and finally boiling them with lime or chalk.

• “nila” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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nila

1. "it’s up to you"; "you decide"

• nílááh

• tʼáá hó ájítʼéégóó

nila

1. Romanization of ᮔᮤᮜ

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Austronesian *ida (“they, them”).

• Hyphenation: ni‧la
• IPA^(key): /niˈla/, [nɪˈla]

nilá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)

1. by them, of them

   Nilinisan nila ang kwarto. / Ang kwarto ay nilinisan nila.

   The room was cleaned by them

   Ang bansa nila.

   Their country.

From Sanskrit नील (nī́la). Doublet of lila.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnilaʔ/, [ˈni.lɐʔ]

nilà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)

1. (color) indigo-colored

nilà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)

1. true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)

   Synonym: tayom

2. indigo (color)