ਨੀਲ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit नील (nīla).

Noun

ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)

1. indigo (plant and dye)
2. bruise

Derived terms

• ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ f (nīl gā̃, “nilgai”)

Related terms

• ਨੀਲਾ (nīlā, “blue”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نیل (nīl).

Proper noun

ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)

1. Nile (a river in Africa)

Further reading

• “ਨੀਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੀਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.