koel
[
koh
-
uh
l]
/ˈkoʊ əl/
noun
1.
any of several cuckoos of the genus
Eudynamys,
of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
Origin
1820-30;
<
Hindi
<
Sanskrit
kokila
Can be confused
coal
,
koel,
kohl
.
British Dictionary definitions for
koel
koel
/
ˈkəʊəl
/
noun
1.
any of several parasitic cuckoos of the genus
Eudynamys,
esp
E. scolopacea,
of S and SE Asia and Australia
Word Origin
C19: from Hindi, from Sanskrit
kokila