Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryHaving a pale purple colour. · Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.
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. English lilac From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).
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