นิล

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • jet:
  • any kind of black or very dark precious or semiprecious stone, including blue sapphire.
  • any colour that resembles the said stone.
  • (zoology) (classifier ตัว (tr=-)) : the fish of the family Cichlidae.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नील (blue, dark blue, indigo, dark, dark color) derived from Old Khmer nīla.

Origin

Old Khmer

nīla

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