lîlas

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

Norman

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
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