anyil
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- Hyphenation: an‧yil
Noun edit
anyil
Verb edit
anyil
- to blue; to add ultramarine, indigo or Prussian blue into laundry wash to prevent yellowing
Hiligaynon edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
anyíl