koel

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noun

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

OriginHindi कोयल ← Sanskrit कोकिल →
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Meanings

nounkoel (plural koels)

plural koels

  1. 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

Origin

  1. Sanskritकोकिल
  2. Hindiकोयल
  3. Englishkoel

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

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Translations

Catalan cucut koel
  • cucut koelTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 噪鵑 /噪鹃
  • 噪鵑 /噪鹃 (zàojuān)Translations
Indonesian burung tuhu, burung culik
  • burung tuhuTranslations
  • burung culikTranslations
Malay burung tuwu
  • burung tuwuTranslations
Polish kukułka
  • kukułkaTranslations
Punjabi ਕੋਇਲ
  • ਕੋਇਲ (koila)Translations
Vietnamese tu hú
  • tu húTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

koel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koel

MLA

“koel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koel.

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