Lila
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).
==== Proper noun ====
Lila
A female given name from Arabic.
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).
==== Alternative forms ====
Leela
==== Proper noun ====
Lila
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
=== Anagrams ===
Lail
== Cebuano ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: Li‧la
IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈl̪i.l̪ɐ]
=== Proper noun ===
Lila
a municipality of Bohol
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Variant of Leila. Compare liila.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ilɑ
Syllabification(key): Li‧la
Hyphenation(key): Li‧la
=== Proper noun ===
Lila
a female given name
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Lila is the 436th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 912 female individuals (and as a middle name to 246 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From older Lilas, from French lilas.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈliːla/
Hyphenation: Li‧la
=== Noun ===
Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)
violet, purple (colour)
==== Declension ====
=== See also ===
=== Further reading ===
“Lila” in Duden online
“Lila”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Cebuano Lila, from lila.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈliː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: Li‧la
Homophone: lila
=== Proper noun ===
Lila (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ)
a municipality of Bohol, Philippines