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nila.

a plant which produce blue color, Indigofera suffruticosa

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈni.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. a plant which produce blue color, Indigofera suffruticosa

  2. blue color

  3. indigo: a purplish-blue color

  4. alternative form of nilam (“sapphire”)

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Where this word comes from

From Malay nila, from Pali nīla (“blue”), from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark color”).

noun/ˈnila/Standard-Indonesian[ˈni.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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