laranja

Basque

laranja

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /laɾanɟa/ [la.ɾãɲ.ɟa]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /laɾanxa/ [la.ɾaŋ.xa]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan) /laɾanxa/ [la.ɾaŋ.xa]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /laɾand͡ʒa/ [la.ɾãnʲ.d͡ʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Navarrese) /laɾanja/ [la.ɾãɲ.ja]

• (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -anɟa

 

• (Southern) Rhymes: -anxa

• (Gipuzkoan) Rhymes: -anxa
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -andʒa
• (Navarrese) Rhymes: -anja

• Hyphenation: la‧ran‧ja

Noun

laranja inan

1. orange (fruit)
2. orange (color)

Declension

Declension of laranja (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	laranja	laranja	laranjak
ergative	laranjak	laranjak	laranjek
dative	laranjari	laranjari	laranjei
genitive	laranjaren	laranjaren	laranjen
comitative	laranjarekin	laranjarekin	laranjekin
causative	laranjarengatik	laranjarengatik	laranjengatik
benefactive	laranjarentzat	laranjarentzat	laranjentzat
instrumental	laranjaz	laranjaz	laranjez
inessive	laranjatan	laranjan	laranjetan
locative	laranjatako	laranjako	laranjetako
allative	laranjatara	laranjara	laranjetara
terminative	laranjataraino	laranjaraino	laranjetaraino
directive	laranjatarantz	laranjarantz	laranjetarantz
destinative	laranjatarako	laranjarako	laranjetarako
ablative	laranjatatik	laranjatik	laranjetatik
partitive	laranjarik	—	—
prolative	laranjatzat	—	—

Derived terms

Derived terms

• laranja atal
• laranja lore
• laranja zuku
• laranjondo

Adjective

laranja (comparative laranjago, superlative laranjen, excessive laranjegi)

1. having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree.

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)

zuri	gris	beltz
gorri	laranja; marroi	hori
	berde
	oztin	urdin
ubel	more	arrosa

Further reading

• "laranja" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “laranja” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Portuguese

laranja

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /laˈɾɐ̃.ʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ʒɐ
• Hyphenation: la‧ran‧ja

Adjective

laranja (invariable)

1. orange (having orange as its color)

Noun

laranja f (plural laranjas)

1. orange (fruit)
2. orange (color)

   Synonym: cor de laranja

Derived terms

• alaranjar
• laranja-azeda
• laranja-cravo
• laranja-doce
• laranja-lima
• laranja-mimosa
• laranja-pera
• laranjal
• laranjeira
• laranjinha

 

Noun

laranja m or f by sense (plural laranjas)

1. (colloquial, Brazil) a front man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit, especially in political schemes), a straw man

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: lalaanja

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque