koel en · NOUN
Etymology
From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.
Meanings
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A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note.
1994, Dorothy Porter, The Monkey's Mask, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| koels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Asian koel · long-tailed koel · Pacific koel · black-billed koel · Australian koel · western koel · eastern koel
Translations (10)
pl kukułka (Translations) · id burung culik (Translations) · ca cucut koel (Translations) · pa ਕੋਇਲ (Translations) · cmn 噪鵑 /噪鹃 (Translations) · vi tu hú (Translations) · mph jawok (Translations) · su tuweuw (Translations) · ms burung tuwu (Translations) · id burung tuhu (Translations)