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Lila
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lila líla lilà līlā L'Ila
English
Etymology 1
Variant of en Leila or en Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with en es lila lilac.
Proper noun
en female Arabic.
en 1867 Lydia Maria Francis Child A Romance of the Republic Ticknor and Fields 1867 149 Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila.
en 2014 Marilynne Robinson Lila Hachette UK 9781405516693 “I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”
Etymology 2
From en sa लीला play, charm.
Alternative forms
en Leela
Proper noun
en female Sanskrit used in India.
Anagrams
en aill Lail
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb lila
From ceb lila.
Pronunciation
ceb Li la
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb municipality p/Bohol
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of fi Leila. Compare fi liila.
Pronunciation
li(:)la
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Lil a
Statistics
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German
Etymology
From older Lilas, from de fr lilas.
Pronunciation
de /ˈliːla/
de De-Lila.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Li la
Noun
n.sg
violet, purple (colour)
Declension
n.sg
See also
Further reading
de Purples
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :bor ceb:Lila ++ 1
Pronunciation
lila
Proper noun
+
tl municipality p/Bohol c/Philippines