निळा

See also: निळे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘯𑘰 (nīḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀻𑀮 (ṇīla), from Sanskrit नील (nī́la).

Adjective

निळा • (niḷā) m

1. masculine singular of निळे (niḷe)

Noun

निळा • (niḷā) m

1. blue

Related terms

Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)

पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)	पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)	काळा (kāḷā)
लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?]	केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)	पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?]
पोपटी (popṭī)	हिरवा (hirvā)	[Term?]; [Term?]
[Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī)	[Term?]	निळा (niḷā)
[Term?]; [Term?]	[Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “निळे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निळा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nīˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press