lila

== English == === Etymology === Transliteration of Sanskrit लीला (līlā). === Noun === lila (uncountable) (Hinduism) The play of god’s spirit manifested in the universe; divine play, creative spiritual energy. 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 11: His face shone with joy when he read good books, thought new thoughts, heard news about the country's welfare, or when God's lila filled his mind. === See also === malanga lila (etymologically unrelated) === Anagrams === Lail == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈli.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: li‧la === Noun === lila f (plural lilas) lilac, a large shrub of the genus Syringa the flower of the lilac shrub === Further reading === “lila”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Bavarian == === Etymology === From French lilas. Cognate with German lila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.lɐ/, /ˈliː.lɐ/ === Adjective === lila purple, violet (color/colour) Synonym: violett === See also === == Buginese == === Etymology === Compare Makasar lila. === Noun === lila (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨒ) (anatomy) tongue == Catalan == === Etymology === From lilà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈli.lə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈli.la] === Adjective === lila m or f (masculine and feminine plural liles) lilac === Noun === lila m (plural liles) lilac (color/colour) === See also === === Further reading === “lila”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cebuano == === Etymology === From Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: li‧la === Noun === lila lilac, a large shrub of the genus Syringa the flower of the lilac shrub a pale purple, the colour/color of some lilac flowers === Adjective === lila having a pale purple colour == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɪla] === Participle === lila inflection of lít: feminine singular past active participle neuter plural past active participle == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.laː/ Hyphenation: li‧la === Etymology 1 === From French lilas, from lilacs, the plural of lilac. ==== Noun ==== lila n (plural lila's, diminutive lilaatje n) lilac (color) ==== Adjective ==== lila (invariable, not comparable) lilac ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Indonesian: lila ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From Classical Malay ليلا (“lela, lila”). ==== Alternative forms ==== lilla ==== Noun ==== lila ? (plural lila's, diminutive lilaatje n) a small, even shoulder-portable type of (colonial?) field gun, notably used in the East Indies == Fanagalo == === Etymology === From Zulu -lila, from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === lila to cry, to weep == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ilɑ Syllabification(key): li‧la Hyphenation(key): li‧la === Adjective === lila (comparative lilempi or lilampi, superlative liloin or lilin) alternative form of liila ==== Declension ==== === Noun === lila alternative form of liila ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === -illa, Alli, alli == German == === Etymology === From French lilas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliːla/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈlɪla/ (regional; overall rather rare) Hyphenation: li‧la === Adjective === lila (indeclinable) or (informal) lila (strong nominative masculine singular lilaner or (rare) lilaer, not comparable) lilac, purple, violet (color/colour) Synonyms: fliederfarben; (at least in common usage) violett ==== Usage notes ==== The adjective is usually treated as invariable in the formal standard language, thus neither declined forms nor comparative forms are used. In less formal style and in the vernacular, lila has normal inflected forms. An -n- is then infixed before (vocalic) endings. Additionally, it has also inflected forms without an infix. Compare the same in rosa. The adjective is usually considered not comparable. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Lila n === See also === === Further reading === “lila”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “lila” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “lila” in Duden online == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlilɒ] Hyphenation: li‧la Rhymes: -lɒ === Adjective === lila (comparative lilább, superlative leglilább) purple, violet (color/colour) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === lila in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈli.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: li‧la Homophones: LILA, LiLA === Etymology 1 === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch lila (“lilac”), from French lilas, from lilacs, the plural of lilac ==== Noun ==== lila (plural lila-lila) lilac: a pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers Synonym: ungu lembut (Standard Malay) ===== Alternative forms ===== lilak ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== lila (plural lila-lila) (archaic) small cannons made of copper or bronze === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== lila (comparative lebih lila, superlative paling lila) dated spelling of rela === Further reading === “lila”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 Pusat Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (1984), Daftar Istilah Warna [Colour Terms List] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia == Makasar == === Etymology === From Proto-South Sulawesi *dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlila] === Noun === lila (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨒ or 𑻮𑻳𑻲, definite lilaya) (anatomy) tongue ==== Descendants ==== → Dhuwal: ḻirra (“tooth”) == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Lila. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.la/ Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: li‧la === Adjective === lila (not comparable, no derived adverb) lilac, violet (color/colour) Synonyms: jasnofioletowy, liliowy ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === “lila”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “lila”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “lila”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “lila”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “lila”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 741 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lilas. === Adjective === lila m or f or n (indeclinable) lilac (color/colour) ==== Declension ==== === See also === == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === -lila to cry, to weep ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈli.la] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: li‧la === Noun === lila f (plural lilas) lilac (flower) lilac (bush) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: lila → Tagalog: lila === Noun === lila m (plural lilas) lilac (color/colour) (dated) twit; idiot === Adjective === lila m or f (masculine and feminine plural lilas) lilac, purple, violet === See also === === Further reading === “lila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Apparently back-formed from lila na fila (“for good or bad”), perhaps from Arabic لَعَلَّ (laʕalla). === Pronunciation === === Noun === lila class IX (plural lila class X) goodness Synonym: uzuri === References === == Swazi == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === -lila (intransitive) to cry, to weep ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === lila n purple, violet (color/colour) === Adjective === lila (comparative mer lila, superlative mest lila) purple, violet (color/colour) === Usage notes === Between blue and red and blueish rather than reddish (compare purpur). Especially darker purples with little red (without being outright (dark) blue) feel like lila. === Descendants === → Finnish: liila, lila === See also === gredelin violett === References === “lila”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “lila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “lila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === illa == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, borrowed from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), borrowed from Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak), from نِیل (nīl) + ـَک (-ak). Ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark blue”). Doublet of anyil and nila. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlila/ [ˈliː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ila Syllabification: li‧la Homophone: Lila ==== Noun ==== lila (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ) lilac (plant and flower) lilac; pale purple (color/colour) ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlilaʔ/ [ˈliː.lɐʔ] Rhymes: -ilaʔ Syllabification: li‧la ==== Noun ==== lilà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ) crucible Synonym: krisol (by extension) pieces of clay or stone (used as a temporary stove) Synonyms: tungko, tungkuan === Anagrams === lali == Ternate == === Etymology === From Classical Malay ليلا (lela, lila). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.la/ === Noun === lila a small, even shoulder-portable type of (colonial?) field gun, notably used in the East Indies === References === Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill == Venda == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === lila to cry, to weep == Volapük == === Noun === lila genitive singular of lil == Xhosa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === -lila (intransitive) to cry, to weep ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Yami == === Noun === lila (anatomy) tongue == Zazaki == === Adjective === lila (comparative dehana lila, superlative tewr lila) lilac, purple, violet (color/colour) == Zulu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da. === Verb === -lila (intransitive) to cry, to weep (intransitive) to lament, to mourn ==== Inflection ==== === References === C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lila”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lila (6.3)”