Bahasa Melayu

nila

Bahasa Melayu

English

indigo, blue dye

Nila is a blue dye or indigo colour used for colouring cloth.

نيل

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Kain itu dicelup dengan nila.

    The cloth was dyed with indigo.

  2. Warna nila masih digunakan dalam beberapa batik.

    Indigo colour is still used in some batik cloth.

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What does “indigo” mean in Malay?

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nila

Use nila for the blue dye or indigo colour.

Word family

Common derived forms

bernilai
to be valuable; precious
menilai
to assess; to evaluate
nilai
value; standard; quality
nilakan
to soak in indigo dye solution

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.