anil

See also: Anıl and añil

English

Etymology

Middle French anil, Portuguese anil.

Noun

anil (plural anils)

The indigo shrub; or the indigo dye obtained from the plant.
(organic chemistry) Any imine in which the N-radical is a phenyl (or substituted phenyl) group.

Related terms

anilina

Descendants

→ Irish: anail

Translations

shrub

Galician: anil m
Irish: anail f

Portuguese: índigo (pt) m, anileira f, anileiro m, indigueira f
Spanish: añil (es)

imine

Bulgarian: индиго (indigo)

Anagrams

INLA, Ilan, LNAI, Lain, Lani, Lian, Lina, Nila, lain, nail

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic النِيل‎ (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل‎ (nīl), from Persian ‎ (nil, “indigo”), from Middle Persian, ultimately from Sanskrit नीला (nīlā, “dark blue”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈniɫ/
Hyphenation: a‧nil

Noun

anil m (uncountable)

indigo (colour)

Synonyms

indigo

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