lîlas

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See also: lilas, Lilas, lilás, lilàs, and lila's

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Etymology

Borrowed from French lilas, formerly lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, dark blue), ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, dark blue).

Adjective

lîlas m (invariable, feminine singular lîlase, masculine plural lîlass, feminine plural lîlases)

  1. (Jersey) mauve