indigo
/ˈɪndɪɡəʊ/noun
उच्चारण इन्डिगो
गहरा नीला रंग, नील
Core word
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a very dark blue colour
गहरा नीला रंग, नील
- Indigo is one of the seven colours of the rainbow.
- She chose an indigo kurta for the wedding, and everybody complimented the colour.
- The evening sky turned indigo as the sun set.
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- Her scarf was a rich shade of indigo.
- The painter mixed blue and violet to create indigo.
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a dark blue dye obtained from a plant, or the plant itself
नील (रंग या पौधा)
- Farmers in Champaran were forced to grow indigo.
- Indigo is still used to colour jeans, although most dyes are now made in factories.
- Indigo was an important cash crop in colonial India.
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- Cloth dyed with natural indigo keeps its colour for many years.
- The village women dipped the cloth in indigo and dried it in the sun.
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very dark blue in colour
गहरे नीले रंग का
- an indigo sky
- indigo cotton cloth
- An indigo scarf hung on the hook.
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- The indigo flowers bloomed all along the garden wall.
- He wore indigo jeans and a white shirt.
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indigo (colour noun)
As a noun it names a deep blue-violet colour, and it is uncountable for the colour in general.
Noun के रूप में यह गहरे नीले-बैंगनी रंग का नाम है और सामान्य रंग के रूप में uncountable है।
- The sky turned deep indigo at dusk.
- She painted the door in indigo.
indigo (adjective)
It also works as an adjective: indigo cloth, an indigo sky.
यह adjective की तरह भी चलता है, जैसे indigo cloth या indigo sky।
- He wore an indigo kurta.
indigo (dye / plant)
It names the natural dye and the plant from which it was made, important in Indian history.
यह प्राकृतिक रंग और उस पौधे का नाम है जिससे वह बनता था; भारतीय इतिहास में यह महत्त्वपूर्ण है।
- Indigo farming caused great suffering in Champaran.
indigo in the rainbow
Indigo is the sixth colour of the rainbow, between blue and violet.
इंद्रधनुष में indigo छठा रंग है, जो नीले और बैंगनी के बीच आता है।
- The rainbow showed indigo between blue and violet.
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indigo + noun
dyeplantbluefarmerscloth
- Indigo dye was exported from India for centuries.
adjective + indigo
deepdarkrichbrightnatural
- The deep indigo of the night sky was beautiful.
verb + indigo
dye inpaint ingrowwearcolour with
- The weavers dyed the cloth in natural indigo.
indigo + historical
indigo revoltindigo plantersindigo cultivationindigo movement
- The Indigo Revolt took place in Bengal in 1859.
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- Radhika coloured the evening sky with indigo and orange.
राधिका ने शाम के आकाश को indigo और नारंगी रंग से रंगा।
- The farmers of Champaran were forced to grow indigo.
चंपारण के किसानों को नील उगाने के लिए मजबूर किया गया।
- Jeans are traditionally dyed with indigo.
जीन्स परंपरागत रूप से indigo से रंगी जाती है।
- Her dupatta was a rich shade of indigo.
उसका दुपट्टा गहरे indigo रंग का था।
- Gandhiji led the Champaran Satyagraha against the indigo planters.
गांधीजी ने नील बागान मालिकों के विरुद्ध चंपारण सत्याग्रह का नेतृत्व किया।
- The old trunk was painted a deep indigo.
पुराने संदूक पर गहरा नीला रंग पोता गया था।
- Bengal was once famous for its indigo plantations.
बंगाल कभी अपने नील के बागानों के लिए प्रसिद्ध था।
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✗ Indigo dye was exported from India since centuries.
✓ Indigo dye was exported from India for centuries.
For is used with a period of time; since needs a starting point.
समय की अवधि के लिए 'for' आता है; 'since' के साथ आरंभ-बिंदु चाहिए।
✗ He wore a indigo kurta to the wedding.
✓ He wore an indigo kurta to the wedding.
Indigo begins with a vowel sound, so the article is an.
'Indigo' स्वर-ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए article 'an' आता है।
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General knowledge
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, Gandhi's first satyagraha in India, was against the forced cultivation of indigo.
1917 का चंपारण सत्याग्रह, जो भारत में गांधीजी का पहला सत्याग्रह था, नील की ज़बरदस्ती खेती के विरुद्ध था।