kovil

K5O1V4I1L1
India/ˈkoːvɪl/

noun

A Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.

“Aruna went to the Pittsburgh Perumal kovil yesterday.”

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Meanings

nounkovil (plural kovils)

plural kovils · alternative koil · alternative koyil

  1. HinduismA Hindu temple built in a distinct style of Dravidian architecture.

    Aruna went to the Pittsburgh Perumal kovil yesterday.

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    Though Sri Lanka is predominantly a Buddhist country there are a number of churches, kovils and mosques dotting the towns and countryside.

    2004, H. M. Mervyn Herath, Colonial Kollupitiya and Its Environs, page 94

Origin

Transliteration of Tamil கோவில் (kōvil, “King's residence, temple”). See also Malay kuil.

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Translations

Hindi कोविल
  • कोविल (kovil)Hindu temple
Tamil கோவில்
  • கோவில் (kōvil)Hindu temple
Cite this entry
APA

kovil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kovil

MLA

“kovil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kovil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kovil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kovil.

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