Etymology

Nila

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Today it means: A vanara, brother of Nala and son of Agni in Ramayana. Full definition →

Sanskrit नील ← Bengali নীলা
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Nila · proper noun1

  1. Bengali · derived fromনীলা“blue”
  2. Sanskrit · derived fromनील“of a dark colour; blue; black”
  3. English todayNila

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.

Nila · proper noun2

Related to Nile.

Nila · proper noun3

  1. Russian · derived fromНи́ла
  2. English todayNila

From Russian Ни́ла (Níla), feminine form of the male given name Ни́л (Níl), or from a related name in other languages such as Ukrainian Ніла (Nila).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritनील all →

manila

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