nyila

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲila/, [ˈɲĩ.la]
  • Hyphenation: nyi‧la

Noun

nyila (Lontara spelling ᨎᨗᨒ)

  1. true indigo, a plant which produce blue colour, Indigofera tinctoria.
    Synonym: tarung (Turatea)
  2. indigo: a purplish-blue colour.
    nyila:  

Affixations

  • aʼnyila
  • panyila
  • panyilàng

Compounds

  • kasumba nyila

Further reading

  • A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎[1], Brill, →DOI
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