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nīlāni

nīla

nt nom pl of nīla (adj); nt acc pl of nīla (adj); nt voc pl of nīla (adj); nt nom pl of nīla (noun); …

1. dark blue; blue-black; indigo
2. blue colour; blue dye; indigo
3. green; dark green

Etymology. √nīl + a; from √nīl 'be blue'; Sanskrit nīla [nīl]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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