lilac
/ˈlaɪlək/ · noun
Meaning
- A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
- A flower of the lilac shrub.
- A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.
- A cat having a lilac-colored (pale brown) coat.
- Having a pale purple colour.
- Of a cat or its fur: having a pale brown colour, lighter than chocolate.
- A female given name from English.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl) Classical Persian نِیل (nīl) Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /-ak/) Classical Persian ـَک (-ak) Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor. Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor. French lilacbor. English lilac From obsolete French lilac (now lilas), from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).
- لِيلَك(ar)→
- lilac(French)→
- lilac (English)
- Relations: bor, der
Related words
Descendant words
- líológ(Irish) (bor)
- ライラック(Japanese) (bor)
- lilak(Polish) (bor)
- ไลลัก(Thai) (bor)
- ไลแล็ค(Thai) (bor)
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