"lila" meaning in Spanish

See lila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlila/, [ˈli.la] Forms: lilas [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -ila 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|lilac}} Borrowed from French lilac, {{der|es|ar|لِيلَك}} Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), {{der|es|fa|نیلک|tr=nilak}} Persian نیلک (nilak), {{der|es|sa|नील||dark colored}} Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”) Head templates: {{es-adj}} lila m or f (masculine and feminine plural lilas)
  1. lilac, purple, violet Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: morado, violeta
    Sense id: en-lila-es-adj-344GJ5Nu Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender, Purples Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 21 13 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 19 21 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Purples: 54 22 8 8 8

Noun

IPA: /ˈlila/, [ˈli.la] Forms: lilas [plural]
Rhymes: -ila 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|lilac}} Borrowed from French lilac, {{der|es|ar|لِيلَك}} Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), {{der|es|fa|نیلک|tr=nilak}} Persian نیلک (nilak), {{der|es|sa|नील||dark colored}} Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} lila f (plural lilas)
  1. lilac (flower) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lila-es-noun-BXcjEqhx Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender, Flowers, Olive family plants Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 21 13 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 19 21 21 21 18 Disambiguation of Flowers: 9 58 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 9 59 11 11 11
  2. lilac (bush) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lila-es-noun-MzwZFTa4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 21 13 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 19 21 21 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lila de las Indias

Noun

IPA: /ˈlila/, [ˈli.la] Forms: lilas [plural]
Rhymes: -ila 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|fr|lilac}} Borrowed from French lilac, {{der|es|ar|لِيلَك}} Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), {{der|es|fa|نیلک|tr=nilak}} Persian نیلک (nilak), {{der|es|sa|नील||dark colored}} Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} lila m (plural lilas)
  1. lilac (color/colour) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lila-es-noun-L29kRBJO Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 21 13 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 19 21 21 21 18
  2. (dated) twit; idiot Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-lila-es-noun-J3v7a42T Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 22 21 13 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 19 21 21 21 18

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from French lilac",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لِيلَك"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "نیلک",
        "tr": "nilak"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian نیلک (nilak)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "नील",
        "4": "",
        "5": "dark colored"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French lilac, from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), from Persian نیلک (nilak), from نیل (nil, “dark blue”), ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “dark colored”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lilas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lila m or f (masculine and feminine plural lilas)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "li‧la"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "morado"
    },
    {
      "word": "violeta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lilac, purple, violet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lilac",
          "lilac"
        ],
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "violet",
          "violet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlila/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈli.la]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ila"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lila"
}

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