nufaro

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin Nuphar, itself from earlier Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nuˈfaro]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: nu‧fa‧ro

Noun

nufaro (accusative singular nufaron, plural nufaroj, accusative plural nufarojn)

1. a member of the genus Nuphar (water lily and similar aquatic plants)

   Hypernym: akvolilio