nila
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Austronesian *ida (“they, them”).
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
nilá
PronounEdit
nilá
- Ergative preposed third-person plural pronoun: they
- Gilimpiyohan nila ang kuwarto.
- They cleaned the room.
See alsoEdit
Person | Number | Absolute (ang/si) | Ergative (sa/ni) | Ergative (preposed) | Oblique (sa/og) | |||
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Length | Full | Short | Full | Short | Full | Full | Short | |
First | singular | ako | ko* | nako | ko | ako/akoa | kanako | nako |
plural inclusive | kita | ta | nato | ta | ato/atoa | kanato | nato | |
plural exclusive | kami | mi | namo | mo | amo/amoa | kanamo | namo | |
Second | singular | ikaw | ka | nimo | mo | imo/imoha | kanimo | nimo |
plural | kamo | ka | ninyo | inyo/inyoha | kaninyo | ninyo | ||
Third | singular | siya | niya | iya/iyaha | kaniya | niya | ||
plural | sila | nila | ila/ilaha | kanila | nila | |||
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun. |
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *nila, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńila. Cognate with Karelian nila, Veps nila, Lule Sami njalle, Erzya нола (nola, “juice”), Khanty ньел (n’el) and Mansi няль (nâlʹ).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nila
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of nila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | nila | nilat | ||
genitive | nilan | nilojen | ||
partitive | nilaa | niloja | ||
illative | nilaan | niloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | nila | nilat | ||
accusative | nom. | nila | nilat | |
gen. | nilan | |||
genitive | nilan | nilojen nilainrare | ||
partitive | nilaa | niloja | ||
inessive | nilassa | niloissa | ||
elative | nilasta | niloista | ||
illative | nilaan | niloihin | ||
adessive | nilalla | niloilla | ||
ablative | nilalta | niloilta | ||
allative | nilalle | niloille | ||
essive | nilana | niloina | ||
translative | nilaksi | niloiksi | ||
instructive | — | niloin | ||
abessive | nilatta | niloitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
AnagramsEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Malay nila, from Pali nīla (“blue”), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nila
- blue
- a plant which produce blue colour, Indigofera suffruticosa
- alternative form of nilam (“sapphire”)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
putih | abu-abu | hitam |
merah; merah tua, kirmizi | jingga, oranye; cokelat | kuning; krem |
hijau limau | hijau | hijau mint; hijau tua |
sian; teal, hijau kebiruan | biru langit, nilakandi | biru |
violet, ungu lembayung; nila, ungu lembayung | magenta, merah keunguan; ungu | merah jambu, merah muda |
Further readingEdit
- “nila” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
JavaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
nila
- Romanization of ꦤꦶꦭ
JingphoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Burmese နီလာ (nila) likely via Shan ၼီႇလႃႇ (nìi làa).
NounEdit
nila
ReferencesEdit
LatinEdit
NounEdit
nīla
MalayEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
nila (Jawi spelling نيلا)
- indigo (coloured indigo)
NounEdit
nila (Jawi spelling نيلا, plural nila-nila, informal 1st possessive nilaku, 2nd possessive nilamu, 3rd possessive nilanya)
- indigo (colour; the dye from the indigo plant)
Usage notesEdit
Native nila dye is made by cutting up the leaves of tarum (“indigo plant”), steeping them in water, and finally boiling them with lime or chalk.
Further readingEdit
- “nila” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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PronunciationEdit
Audio (NV) (file)
InterjectionEdit
nila
- "it’s up to you"; "you decide"
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
SundaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
nila
- Romanization of ᮔᮤᮜ
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Austronesian *ida (“they, them”).
PronunciationEdit
DeterminerEdit
nilá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)
PronounEdit
nilá (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)
- they
- Nilinis nila ang kwarto.
- They cleaned the room.
See alsoEdit
Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
dual* | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata | |
plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin | |
plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin | |
First & Second | singular | kita** | ||
Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo | |
Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
plural | sila | nila | kanila | |
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw". |
Etymology 2Edit
From Sanskrit नील (nī́la). Doublet of lila.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
nilà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)
NounEdit
nilà (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎ)
- true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
- Synonym: tayom
- indigo (color)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
puti | abo, gris | itim |
pula; krimson, pulang-pula | kahel; kayumanggi | dilaw; krema |
kulay-dayap | lungti, lungtian, berde | |
turkesa | bughaw-langit, asul | bughaw, asul |
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom | mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura | rosas, kalimbahin |