níilu

Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue, dark green, black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /níilo/

Adjective

níilu (Perso-Arabic spelling نِیلوۡ)

1. green, blue

Inflection

Reg (Fem): níili

References

• Liljegren, Henrik, Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “níilu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press