koel

Etymology

From Hindi कोयल (koyal), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila) which is of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

koel (plural koels)

1. A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
   • 1994, Dorothy Porter, The Monkey's Mask, page 49:

     It's a beautiful night / a koel starts up / its one weird note.

References

• “koel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “koel” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “koel”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Elko, Kole, loke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kul/
• Rhymes: -ul

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• Homophone: cool

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coel, from Old Dutch *kuol, from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī), from Proto-Germanic *kōlaz.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Anagrams

• loke

Noun

koel

1. adessive singular of kude

Etymology

From Old Frisian *kōl, from Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuə̯l/

Adjective

koel

1. cool