naranja
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Tamil நார்த்தங்காய் (nārttaṅkāy) a compound of நரந்தம் (narantam, “fragrance”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”)). Compare Portuguese laranja and Catalan taronja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /naˈɾanxa/ [naˈɾãŋ.xa]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -anxa
- Syllabification: na‧ran‧ja
Adjective
naranja m or f (masculine and feminine plural naranja or naranjas)
- orange (having orange color)
- (politics, Spain) Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish political party
Noun
naranja f (plural naranjas)
- orange (fruit)
Noun
naranja m (plural naranjas)
- orange (color)
Noun
naranja m or f by sense (plural naranjas)
- (politics, Spain) a member or supporter of Ciudadanos, a Spanish political party
Derived terms
- albinaranja
- anaranjado
- media naranja
- naranja de sangre
- naranjado
- naranjilla
- naranjita
- naranjo
- piel de naranja
- pollo a la naranja
Descendants
- → Alcozauca Mixtec: láxa
- → Guaraní: narã
- → Italian: narancia
- → Paraujano: laranja
- → Southeastern Tepehuan: naraankas
- → Tagalog: narangha
- → Tetelcingo Nahuatl: alöxöx
- → Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: naranja
See also
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |
Further reading
- “naranja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), from Tamil நார்த்தங்காய் (nārttaṅkāy) a compound of நரந்தம் (narantam, “fragrance”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”)) .
Noun
naranja
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán[1], segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20