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koel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cucut koel — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噪鵑 /噪鹃 (zàojuān) — Translations
  • Indonesian: burung tuhu — Translations
  • Indonesian: burung culik — Translations
  • Malay: burung tuwu — Translations
  • Maung: jawok — Translations
  • Polish: kukułka — Translations
  • Punjabi: ਕੋਇਲ (koila) — Translations
  • Sundanese: tuweuw — Translations
  • Vietnamese: tu hú — Translations