noun, feminine/ˈlila/plural: lilas
lilac (flower); lilac (bush)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.?
Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der.
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
Classical Persian نِیل (nīl)
Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /-ak/)
Classical Persian ـَک (-ak)
Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor.
Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor.
French lilacbor.
Spanish lila
Borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”).
noun, masculine/ˈlila/plural: lilas
lilac (color/colour); twit; idiot
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.?
Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der.
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
Classical Persian نِیل (nīl)
Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /-ak/)
Classical Persian ـَک (-ak)
Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor.
Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor.
French lilacbor.
Spanish lila
Borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”).
adjective/ˈlila/
lilac, purple, violet
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.?
Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der.
Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
Classical Persian نِیل (nīl)
Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /-ak/)
Classical Persian ـَک (-ak)
Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor.
Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor.
French lilacbor.
Spanish lila
Borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”).