laranja

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Basque

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laranja

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /laɾanɟa/
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /laɾanxa/
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /laɾand͡ʒa/
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /laɾanja/

  • (Navarro-Lapurdian) Rhymes: -anɟa
 

  • Hyphenation: la‧ran‧ja

Noun

laranja inan

  1. orange (fruit)
  2. orange (color)

Declension

Declension of laranja (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive laranja laranja laranjak
ergative laranjak laranjak laranjek
dative laranjari laranjari laranjei
genitive laranjaren laranjaren laranjen
comitative laranjarekin laranjarekin laranjekin
causative laranjarengatik laranjarengatik laranjengatik
benefactive laranjarentzat laranjarentzat laranjentzat
instrumental laranjaz laranjaz laranjez
inessive laranjatan laranjan laranjetan
locative laranjatako laranjako laranjetako
allative laranjatara laranjara laranjetara
terminative laranjataraino laranjaraino laranjetaraino
directive laranjatarantz laranjarantz laranjetarantz
destinative laranjatarako laranjarako laranjetarako
ablative laranjatatik laranjatik laranjetatik
partitive laranjarik — —
prolative laranjatzat — —

Derived terms

Derived terms

Adjective

laranja (comparative laranjago, superlative laranjen, excessive laranjegi)

  1. having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree.

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

Further reading

  • "laranja" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “laranja” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Portuguese

laranja

Etymology

From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

laranja (invariable)

  1. orange (having orange as its color)

Noun

laranja f (plural laranjas)

  1. orange (fruit)
  2. orange (color)
    Synonym: cor de laranja

Derived terms

Noun

laranja m or f by sense (plural laranjas)

  1. (colloquial, Brazil) a front man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit, especially in political schemes), a straw man

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: lalaanja

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento 		     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim 		             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom 		             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo 		             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque
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