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Punjabi
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit नील (nīla).
Noun
ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)
- indigo (plant and dye)
- bruise
Derived terms
- ਨੀਲਾ (nīlā, “blue”, adjective)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian نیل (nīl), from Arabic النِيل (an-nīl).
Proper noun
ਨੀਲ • (nīl) m (Shahmukhi spelling نیل)
- Nile (a river in Africa)
Further reading
- “ਨੀਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਨੀਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.