anil

Meaning

indigo (color)

Concepts

indigo

anil

bluing

indigotin

true indigo

Synonyms

índigo

indigo

Translations

indigo

Indigo

indaco

añil

índigo

indigo

anyil

indigo

indi

🇮🇳/🇮🇴

indigoblauwe

indigokleurig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈniw/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: نِيل

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic: -

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic نِيل (nīl) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian نیل (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”).