Lilac in different languages

Definition: Lilac

Lilac

Adjective

1. Of a pale purple color.

Noun

1. Any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definition: Lilac

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Lilacs are a group of shrubs, of the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae. They range in size from small shrubs to small trees. They are often grown for the panicles of white, pale pink or more generally purple flowers. The flowers grow in large clusters, and have a strong and fragrant scent.

A pale purple colour is generally known as 'lilac' after the flower.

Detail of a single flower head
Larger version

Purple lilac: Syringa vulgaris

Larger lilac cultivar image

Cordate leaves of Syringa vulgaris

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lilac."

Modern Translation: Lilac

Language		Translations for "lilac"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		lilak, ngjyrë jargavani, jargavan. (various references)
Arabic		‏لون أرجواني فاتح, ‏الليلك زهرة عطرة, ‏أرجواني (amaranthine, amethystine, fuchsia, magenta, purple). (various references)
Bulgarian		светловиолетов, люляков, люляк (seringa, syringa). (various references)
Chinese		紫丁香 , 丁香 (Clove). (various references)
Cornish		laylok. (various references)
Czech		šeřík (syringa). (various references)
Danish		syren. (various references)
Dutch		sering. (various references)
Esperanto		lilako, siringo. (various references)
Farsi		یاس شیروانی , یاس بنفش . (various references)
Finnish		sireeni (siren), sinipunainen (violet). (various references)
French		lilas (Lila, lilacs). (various references)
Frisian		nageltsjebeam. (various references)
German		Flieder (elder). (various references)
Greek		πασχαλιά βοτανική, πασχαλιά (wisteria). (various references)
Hebrew		לילך (syringa). (various references)
Hungarian		orgona (organ). (various references)
Italian		lillà, lilla (purple), sambuco (elder), color lilla. (various references)
Japanese Kanji		ライフル銃 (Leipzig, librarian, library, life-work, lime, limelight, live, live house, live recording, live show, rhyme, ribosome, rifle), ライラック色 (line, line dance, line drive, line editor, line network, line off, line printer, line up, line-feed, lineup, revue dance performed in a line, rhinestone). (various references)
Japanese Katakana		ライラックいろ, ライラック . (various references)
Korean		라일락. (various references)
Manx		laylac. (various references)
Norwegian		syrin. (various references)
Pig Latin		ilaclay.(various references)
Polish		lilak, bez (without). (various references)
Portuguese		lilás. (various references)
Romanian		liliachiu (mauve), liliac (bat, flitter-mouse), violaceu (violaceous), iorgovan. (various references)
Russian		сирень сиреневый, сирень, сиреневый. (various references)
Sepedi		perese. (various references)
Serbo-Croatian		lila boja, lila, jorgovan (syringa), boje jorgovana. (various references)
Spanish		lila (purple). (various references)
Swedish		syren (syringa), lila. (various references)
Thai		ที่มีสีม่วงอ่อน (lavender). (various references)
Turkish		leylak rengi (mauve), leylak (syringa), eflâtun (Amaranth, lavender, Plato). (various references)
Ukrainian		бузковий, бузок (syringa). (various references)
Vietnamese		có màu hoa tử đinh hương, có màu hoa cà. (various references)