Bahasa Melayu
nila
English
indigo, blue dye
Nila is a blue dye or indigo colour used for colouring cloth.
نيل
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Kain itu dicelup dengan nila.
The cloth was dyed with indigo.
Warna nila masih digunakan dalam beberapa batik.
Indigo colour is still used in some batik cloth.
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nila
Use nila for the blue dye or indigo colour.
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