noun, masculine/aˈɲil/plural: añiles
indigo (colour); true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria); indigo (blue dye)
Synonyms: índigo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)bor. Arabic نِيل (nīl) Andalusian Arabicbor. Spanish añil Borrowed from Arabic نِيل (nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nyl /nīl/), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).