# Lila
## English
### Etymology 1

Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).

#### Proper noun

Lila
* A female given name from Arabic.
** 1867, Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields, published 1867, page 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.
** 2014, Marilynne Robinson, Lila, Hachette UK, →ISBN:“I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”

### Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).

#### Alternative forms

* Leela

#### Proper noun

Lila
* A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

### Anagrams

* Lail

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Li‧la
* IPA: /ˈlila/ [ˈl̪i.l̪ɐ]

### Proper noun

Lila
* A municipality of Bohol

## Finnish
### Etymology

Variant of Leila. Compare liila.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilɑ
* Hyphenation: Li‧la

### Proper noun

Lila
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lilani
Lilani
accusative
nom.
Lilani
Lilani
gen.
Lilani
genitive
Lilani
Lilojeni Lilaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Lilaani
Lilojani
inessive
Lilassani
Liloissani
elative
Lilastani
Liloistani
illative
Lilaani
Liloihini
adessive
Lilallani
Liloillani
ablative
Lilaltani
Liloiltani
allative
Lilalleni
Liloilleni
essive
Lilanani
Liloinani
translative
Lilakseni
Liloikseni
abessive
Lilattani
Liloittani
instructive
comitative
—Liloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lilasi
Lilasi
accusative
nom.
Lilasi
Lilasi
gen.
Lilasi
genitive
Lilasi
Lilojesi Lilaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Lilaasi
Lilojasi
inessive
Lilassasi
Liloissasi
elative
Lilastasi
Liloistasi
illative
Lilaasi
Liloihisi
adessive
Lilallasi
Liloillasi
ablative
Lilaltasi
Liloiltasi
allative
Lilallesi
Liloillesi
essive
Lilanasi
Liloinasi
translative
Lilaksesi
Liloiksesi
abessive
Lilattasi
Liloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Liloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lilamme
Lilamme
accusative
nom.
Lilamme
Lilamme
gen.
Lilamme
genitive
Lilamme
Lilojemme Lilaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Lilaamme
Lilojamme
inessive
Lilassamme
Liloissamme
elative
Lilastamme
Liloistamme
illative
Lilaamme
Liloihimme
adessive
Lilallamme
Liloillamme
ablative
Lilaltamme
Liloiltamme
allative
Lilallemme
Liloillemme
essive
Lilanamme
Liloinamme
translative
Lilaksemme
Liloiksemme
abessive
Lilattamme
Liloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Liloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lilanne
Lilanne
accusative
nom.
Lilanne
Lilanne
gen.
Lilanne
genitive
Lilanne
Lilojenne Lilainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Lilaanne
Lilojanne
inessive
Lilassanne
Liloissanne
elative
Lilastanne
Liloistanne
illative
Lilaanne
Liloihinne
adessive
Lilallanne
Liloillanne
ablative
Lilaltanne
Liloiltanne
allative
Lilallenne
Liloillenne
essive
Lilananne
Liloinanne
translative
Lilaksenne
Liloiksenne
abessive
Lilattanne
Liloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Liloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lilansa
Lilansa
accusative
nom.
Lilansa
Lilansa
gen.
Lilansa
genitive
Lilansa
Lilojensa Lilainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Lilaansa
Lilojaan Lilojansa
inessive
Lilassaan Lilassansa
Liloissaan Liloissansa
elative
Lilastaan Lilastansa
Liloistaan Liloistansa
illative
Lilaansa
Liloihinsa
adessive
Lilallaan Lilallansa
Liloillaan Liloillansa
ablative
Lilaltaan Lilaltansa
Liloiltaan Liloiltansa
allative
Lilalleen Lilallensa
Liloilleen Liloillensa
essive
Lilanaan Lilanansa
Liloinaan Liloinansa
translative
Lilakseen Lilaksensa
Liloikseen Liloiksensa
abessive
Lilattaan Lilattansa
Liloittaan Liloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Liloineen Liloinensa :

#### Statistics

* Lila is the 452nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 837 female individuals (and as a middle name to 217 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## German
### Etymology

From older Lilas, from French lilas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈliːla/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Li‧la

### Noun

Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)
* violet, purple (colour)

#### Declension
### See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text) :
| Weiß | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rot (Purpur) | Orange; Braun | Gelb; Creme, Ocker |
| Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün) | Grün (Dunkelgrün) | |
| Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün) | Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa) | Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur) | Rosa; Pink |

### Further reading

* “Lila” in Duden online
* “Lila” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano Lila, from lila.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlila/ [ˈliː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: Li‧la
* Homophone: lila

### Proper noun

Lila (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ)
* A municipality of Bohol, Philippines