añil

See also: anil and Anıl

Ivatan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish añil

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ñil

Noun

añil

1. indigo

   Synonym: paway

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic النِّيل (an-nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /⁠nīl⁠/), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɲil/ [aˈɲil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: a‧ñil

Noun

añil m (plural añiles)

1. indigo (colour)

   Synonym: índigo

2. true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)
3. indigo (blue dye)

Related terms

• anilina

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: anyil
• → Hiligaynon: anyil
• → Ivatan: añil

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

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

• “añil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• liña