añil
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).
Pronunciation
Noun
añil m (plural añiles)
- indigo (colour)
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- indigo (blue dye)
Synonyms
Related terms
See also
| blanco | gris | negro |
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
| lima | verde | menta |
| cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |
Further reading
- “añil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Persian
- Spanish terms derived from Middle Persian
- Spanish terms derived from Sanskrit
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/il
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
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