Nila

Proper noun (1)

Nila (plural Nilas)

1. (Hinduism) A vanara, brother of Nala and son of Agni in Ramayana.
2. A unisex given name borne by people in or from India.
   • The father, Raja Sangsapurba, after visiting various countries, at length proceeded to Menangkabau, to the throne of which country, the principal seat of the Malays, he was elected. An illustrious princess of renowned beauty, named Nila Panchadi, was affianced to his son, […]1872, J. T. Thomson, “The Whence of the Maori”, in Transactions, Royal Society of New Zealand, page 32
   • ... with the assistance of two men named Nila and Sakya. The body could not be found, as in the meantime the water in the river had risen. Nila confessed that he assisted in disposing of the body. He was therefore arrested and committed to ...1876, Police Reports of the Bombay Presidency including Sind, page 40
3. A surname.

Proper noun (2)

IPA/naɪlə/

Nila (plural Nilas)

1. A female given name.
   • Nila began fumbling around in her purse. "There is just one thing . . . "
     "What is it?"
     “I have a daughter.” Nila pulled out a picture of Jasmine and handed it to Raima. She looked at the picture quickly and handed it back to Nila. “A daughter? Now how did you get away with that?” “It wasn't easy,”...2013, Ashea S. Goldson, Scorched
   • […] They had one daughter Nila born April 9, 1945.2013, Amanda Cook Gilbert, Descendants of William Cromartie and Ruhamah Doane, WestBow Press, →ISBN, page 182

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Nila (plural Nilas)

1. A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian.
   • This woman who was cleaning there came and called, “Nila Ivanovna.” (They call you in Russia by your name and your father's Christian name: Ivanovna means daughter of Ivan.) “Nila Ivanovna, the NKVD came andthey ask for you […]1956, Willie Snow Ethridge, Nila: Her Story Told Willie Snow Ethridge, page 63
   • In the performing arts — [an award is made] to Anatoliy Kocherha for his leading parts in the operas Boris Godunov by Modest Moussorgsky, Don Carlos by Guiseppe Verdi and Milana by Heorhiy Maiboroda at Kiev's Shevchenko Opera House; to Nila Kryukova for her concert programs […]1989, Ukraine, page 16

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Nila

1. An extinct language spoken on Nila Island in Maluku, Indonesia.
   • Muksin specifically mentioned 11 extinct indigenous languages, such as Tandia and Mawes in West Papua and Papua, along with Kajeli, Piru, Moksela, Palumata, Ternateno, Hukumina, Hoti, Serua, and Nila in different areas of Maluku.2024 March 8, Antara, “11 Indigenous Languages Declared Extinct: Education Ministry”, in Jakarta Globe