koel

English

noun

Definitions

A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कोयल derived from Sanskrit कोकिल.

Origin

Sanskrit

कोकिल

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Cognates and derived terms

कोकिल Sanskrit
कोयल Hindi
कोयला Hindi
𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮 Sauraseni Prakrit
ᱠᱩᱭᱞᱤ Santali
کُکِل Kashmiri